Tornado Watch 613

Issued

Jul 1, 2003, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)

Expired

Jul 1, 2003, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 1568Jul 1, 12:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1569Jul 1, 2:49 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1572Jul 1, 7:12 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 012007
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SPC WW 012005
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 613 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
405 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       NORTHERN FLORIDA
       SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 405 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA TO
55 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACON GEORGIA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 612. WATCH NUMBER 612 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 405
PM EDT. 


DISCUSSION...AS CENTER OF BILL MOVES ENEWD ACROSS NRN AL...THE
STRONG LLJ AND ASSOCIATED VEERING SHEAR PROFILES ARE SHIFTING EWD
ACROSS GA AND NRN FL.  WITH WARM FRONT MOVING SLOWLY NWD ACROSS
CENTRAL GA...TROPICAL AIRMASS IS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL GA. 
TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE LIKELY IN REGION OF STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND
IN THE CONVERGENCE REGION VICINITY OF WARM FRONT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.


...HALES

295,0853 331,0843 331,0812 295,0823

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