Tornado Watch 13

Issued

Feb 1, 2007, 12:52 PM CST (18:52 UTC)

Expired

Feb 1, 2007, 9:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

50%

• Mesoscale Discussion 102Feb 1, 12:18 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 103Feb 1, 2:44 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 104Feb 1, 5:52 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 105Feb 1, 7:58 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 011848
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SPC WW 011848
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 13
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
145 PM EST THU FEB 1 2007

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

       FAR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
       FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 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 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. 
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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND
SEVERITY ACROSS WW THROUGH THE EVENING IN ADVANCE OF 100+ KT MID
LEVEL JET AND ASSOCIATED DEEPENING SURFACE LOW.  WARM SECTOR WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DESTABILIZE AND POSSIBLY SPREAD A BIT NWD IN SRN
GA.  PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES AS SHEAR REMAINS QUITE STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE OF RELATIVELY
LONG-LIVED ORGANIZED STORMS...LIKELY IN THE FORM OF SUPERCELLS AND
SMALL BOW ECHOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...EVANS

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2007Tornado Watches in Florida, 2007Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2007Every tornado watch in 2007

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.