Tornado Watch 97

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 9:35 AM CST (15:35 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 5:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 415Mar 27, 6:53 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 416Mar 27, 9:08 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 418Mar 27, 12:13 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 420Mar 27, 2:24 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 421Mar 27, 2:55 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 271536
SEL7  
SPC WW 271536
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-272300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 97
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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

       SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       NORTHERN FLORIDA
       SOUTHERN GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1035 AM UNTIL 600
PM EST.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 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 165 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALBANY
GEORGIA TO 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 96. WATCH NUMBER 96 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1035
AM EST. CONTINUE...WW 97...

DISCUSSION...VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND
ACROSS SERN U.S. AHEAD OF VIGOROUS UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT. 
WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR IN PLACE...THE SURFACE HEATING DURING
THE DAY WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS
AHEAD OF FRONT AND ALONG E/W BOUNDARY CENTRAL GA.  TORNADIC
SUPERCELL POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
POSSIBLE STRONG TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.


...HALES

321,0802 293,0824 293,0881 321,0860

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