Tornado Watch 41

Issued

Feb 5, 2008, 10:01 PM CST (04:01 UTC)

Expired

Feb 6, 2008, 6:15 AM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 169Feb 5, 8:07 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 171Feb 5, 9:39 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 173Feb 6, 1:02 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 175Feb 6, 2:41 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 178Feb 6, 4:27 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 180Feb 6, 6:10 AM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 41
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

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

       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
       EASTERN LOUISIANA
       MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI
       SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 500 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 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF MUSCLE
SHOALS ALABAMA TO 55 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.
 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 36...WW 37...WW 39...WW
40...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ALONG THE MS RIVER WILL
TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF MS AND AL THROUGH THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.  DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS
LINE...WHILE ISOLATED CELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE CONTINUE TO POSE A
RISK OF HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


...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.