Tornado Watch 2

Issued

Jan 4, 2007, 8:47 PM CST (02:47 UTC)

Expired

Jan 5, 2007, 4:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

40%

• Mesoscale Discussion 7Jan 4, 6:34 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 8Jan 4, 8:33 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 9Jan 4, 10:56 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 11Jan 5, 2:26 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 050247
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SPC WW 050247
ALZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-051000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 2
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
845 PM CST THU JAN 4 2007

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

       SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA
       SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
       SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 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 85 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
MC COMB MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 1...

DISCUSSION...INTENSE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NOW APPROACHING THE
LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ONE OR MORE LINES OF
THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING EWD ACROSS WW OVERNIGHT.  LOW LEVEL SHEAR
WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG WITHIN FEED OF SEASONABLY MOIST MARINE AIR
OFF THE GULF OF MEXICO.  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR A
THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.


...EVANS

Tornado Watches in Mississippi, 2007Tornado Watches in Louisiana, 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.