Tornado Watch 93

Issued

Mar 26, 2005, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 4:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 405Mar 26, 5:54 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 407Mar 26, 10:43 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 410Mar 27, 1:14 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 411Mar 27, 2:27 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 270257
SEL3  
SPC WW 270257
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-271000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 93
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM EST SAT MAR 26 2005

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

       SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
       EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTH FLORIDA
       SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
MACON GEORGIA TO 10 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 89. WATCH NUMBER 89 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1000
PM EST. CONTINUE...WW 91...WW 92...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING/DEVELOPING
GENERALLY EWD ALONG WARM FRONT LIFTING SLOWLY N ACROSS WW AREA. 
STRENGTHENING DEEP WSWLY SHEAR AND INCREASING BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE RETURN SUGGEST AN INCREASING THREAT FOR
TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...CORFIDI

325,0814 293,0831 293,0864 325,0851

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