Tornado Watch 98

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 11:40 AM CST (17:40 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 5:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 417Mar 27, 11:06 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 420Mar 27, 2:24 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 271740
SEL8  
SPC WW 271740
ALZ000-GAZ000-272300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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

       NORTHERN ALABAMA
       NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM UNTIL 600
PM EST.

TORNADOES...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 85 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TUSCALOOSA
ALABAMA TO 40 MILES EAST OF ATLANTA GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 97...

DISCUSSION...WITH SURFACE LOW ALONG FRONT WRN AL DEEPENING NEWD THIS
AFTERNOON...DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS.  STORMS NOW
CENTRAL AL/WRN GA WILL SPREAD N/NEWD WITH INCREASING THREAT OF
TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL THRU THE AFTERNOON.

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 24035.


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