Tornado Watch 19

Issued

Feb 13, 2007, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)

Expired

Feb 13, 2007, 12:45 PM CST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 141Feb 13, 2:05 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 144Feb 13, 5:26 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 147Feb 13, 7:24 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 130843
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SPC WW 130843
ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-131700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 19
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

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

       SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 245 AM UNTIL 1100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...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 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MC
COMB MISSISSIPPI TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 18...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP EWD ACROSS SRN LA INTO SRN MS WITH APPROACH OF UPPER TROUGH.
 WARM FRONT MOVING INLAND ACROSS WATCH AREA WITH AIR MASS BECOMING
SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE TO SUPPORT TORNADOS WITH SUPERCELLS THAT
DEVELOP GIVEN FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES IN PLACE.

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 24035.


...HALES

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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.