Tornado Watch 141

Issued

Apr 14, 2007, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)

Expired

Apr 14, 2007, 5:27 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 489Apr 14, 10:07 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 491Apr 14, 2:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 494Apr 14, 5:04 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 141525
SEL1  
SPC WW 141525
ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-142300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 141
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1025 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2007

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1025 AM UNTIL
600 PM CDT.

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 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF SELMA
ALABAMA TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 140...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MS
WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD.  MEANWHILE...RAPID INFLUX OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF PRIMARY SQUALL
LINE...ACROSS PARTS OF AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE.  VERTICAL SHEAR
PROFILES THROUGHOUT THE REGION ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND A
FEW TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS.

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 26035.


...HART

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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.