Tornado Watch 19

Issued

Jan 10, 2008, 5:16 PM CST (23:16 UTC)

Expired

Jan 11, 2008, 1:00 AM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 50Jan 10, 3:05 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 51Jan 10, 3:42 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 52Jan 10, 5:25 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 53Jan 10, 6:29 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 55Jan 10, 7:52 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 56Jan 10, 9:38 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 57Jan 10, 11:18 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 102320
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SPC WW 102320
ALZ000-GAZ000-110600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 19
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
515 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

       SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA
       NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 515 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.

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 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
ROME GEORGIA TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVERGREEN ALABAMA.  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 17...WW 18...

DISCUSSION...STORMS FROM NRN AL INTO SERN MS HAVE ORGANIZED INTO A
QUASI-LINEAR STRUCTURE WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES/LEWPS AND ISOLATED
SUPERCELLS.  ALTHOUGH CONVECTION IS MOVING EAST OF MOISTURE
AXIS...NWD ADVECTION OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
AS THE LOW LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES THIS EVENING OVER ERN AL INTO NWRN
GA.  CONTINUED VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL
ENHANCE STORM ORGANIZATION AND INTENSITY WITH POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO  OCCUR WITH BOW ECHOES...WITH TORNADOES REMAINING
POSSIBLE GIVE THE LARGE CLOCKWISE TURNING LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS.

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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.


...WEISS

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