Tornado Watch 840

Issued

Sep 26, 2004, 4:50 AM EDT (08:50 UTC)

Expired

Sep 26, 2004, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2260Sep 26, 2:37 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2261Sep 26, 8:21 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2262Sep 26, 11:13 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2263Sep 26, 3:11 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 840
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
450 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

CORRECTED FOR HURRICANE NAME

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

       CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA
       SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 450 AM UNTIL 500
PM EDT.

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA TO 5
MILES WEST OF AVON PARK FLORIDA.

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 839. WATCH NUMBER 839 CORR 1
AM EDT.


DISCUSSION...HURRICANE JEANNE CONTINUES TO MOVE WNWWD ACROSS
CENTRAL FL...WITH A GRADUAL TURN MORE TO THE NW EXPECTED TODAY.  THE
TORNADO THREAT WILL INITIALLY BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED EARLY THIS MORNING
IN THE VICINITY OF THE STORM CORE.  HOWEVER...THE TORNADO THREAT IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE SOME DURING THE MORNING FROM THE CAPE CANAVERAL
AREA NWD ALONG THE NE FL COAST AS MORE DISCRETE CONVECTIVE CELLS
WITHIN THE OUTER BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE ONSHORE.  THE THREAT FOR A
COUPLE OF TORNADOES SHOULD ALSO GRADUALLY SPREAD NWD AND INLAND TO
SE GA BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 12040.


...THOMPSON

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