Tornado Watch 27

Issued

Mar 5, 2004, 5:40 PM CST (23:40 UTC)

Expired

Mar 5, 2004, 11:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 177Mar 5, 4:50 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 178Mar 5, 9:08 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 27
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

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

       WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALABAMA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
       SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL 1100
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA TO 70 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI.

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.




DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF TUPELO IS
EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST AL AND INTO
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THIS ACTIVITY IS
ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARY...WITH SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY/SHEAR FOR
DAMAGING WINDS OR ISOLATED TORNADOES.  OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN MS
AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO AL.  THESE STORMS WILL BE IN A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT TO BECOME SUPERCELLS WITH THE THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS OR ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23045.


...HART

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