Tornado Watch 44

Issued

Mar 1, 2007, 7:28 AM CST (13:28 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2007, 7:45 PM CST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

95%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

70%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

70%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 231Mar 1, 3:35 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 232Mar 1, 4:18 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 233Mar 1, 5:23 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 234Mar 1, 6:54 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 237Mar 1, 10:33 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 238Mar 1, 11:39 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 243Mar 1, 2:41 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 245Mar 1, 3:43 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 246Mar 1, 5:22 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 011330
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SPC WW 011330
ALZ000-ARZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-CWZ000-020000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 44
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
730 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007

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

       MUCH OF ALABAMA
       PARTS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS
       WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
       MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 730 AM UNTIL 600
PM CST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 140 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF FORT
CAMPBELL KENTUCKY TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 40...WW 41...WW 42...WW
43...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SEVERE/SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF
POWERFUL UPPER TROUGH.  STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS ACROSS
WATCH AREA WILL TRANSPORT GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD.  VERY STRONG
VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL POSE THE
RISK OF STRONG/VIOLENT TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...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.