Tornado Watch 888

Issued

Nov 23, 2004, 6:35 PM CST (00:35 UTC)

Expired

Nov 24, 2004, 2:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2441Nov 23, 3:21 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2448Nov 23, 9:00 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2449Nov 23, 9:14 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 888
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
635 PM CST TUE NOV 23 2004

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

       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 635 PM
UNTIL 200 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI TO
40 MILES SOUTH OF GREENWOOD 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 885...WW 887...

DISCUSSION...SLOWLY MOVING QUASILINEAR MCS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
NOW ENTERING NW/W CNTRL MS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY EWD THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY.  STRENGTHENING DEEP SHEAR /ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTINUED ENE MOTION OF TX SHORTWAVE TROUGH/...AND QUALITY OF
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE INFLOW SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR
TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT AS LEADING EDGE OF MCS REMAINS
PARALLEL TO STRENGTHENING DEEP FLOW.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.


...CORFIDI

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