Tornado Watch 614

Issued

Jul 6, 2005, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 2005, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1679Jul 6, 6:11 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1682Jul 6, 9:53 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1684Jul 7, 12:47 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 062334
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SPC WW 062334
ALZ000-GAZ000-070600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 614
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
735 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

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

       EASTERN ALABAMA
       WESTERN GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 735 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
ANNISTON ALABAMA TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ATLANTA GEORGIA. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 611...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 613. WATCH NUMBER 611 613
WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 735 PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 612...

DISCUSSION...CIRCULATION CENTER OF CINDY OVER CENTRAL AL CONTINUES
TO MOVE NEWD WITH STRONG SHEAR FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS TO
THE NE AND E OF LOW PATH. WITH 30-40KT OF 0-1KM SHEAR AND TROPICAL
AIR MASS THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE
HOURS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20035.


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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.