Tornado Watch 96

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 3:45 AM CST (09:45 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 10:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 410Mar 27, 1:14 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 411Mar 27, 2:27 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 415Mar 27, 6:53 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 416Mar 27, 9:08 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 270943
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SPC WW 270943
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-271600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 96
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
445 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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

       SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING FROM 445 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EST.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 125 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
ALBANY GEORGIA TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 92...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 93. WATCH NUMBER 92 93 WILL
NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 445 AM EST. CONTINUE...WW 91...WW 95...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
PARTS OF SOUTHERN AL...SOUTHERN GA...AND THE FL PANHANDLE FOR
ANOTHER SEVERAL HOURS. COMBINATION OF SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE/INSTABILITY AND STRONG LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR /0-1KM SRH
VALUES OVER 250 M2/S2/ SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES
THIS MORNING IN THE WATCH AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...HART

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