Tornado Watch 80

Issued

Feb 26, 2008, 11:00 AM EST (16:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 26, 2008, 8:00 PM EST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 303Feb 26, 7:50 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 304Feb 26, 10:22 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 305Feb 26, 10:35 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 308Feb 26, 2:02 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 261558
SEL0  
SPC WW 261558
FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-262300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 80
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1100 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

       NORTHERN FLORIDA
       SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 600
PM EST.

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 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS
CITY FLORIDA TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF WAYCROSS GEORGIA. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 77...WW 79...

DISCUSSION...DISCRETE SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WW
TODAY...WITH SOME EVOLUTION INTO SMALL BOW ECHOES...AHEAD OF STRONG
UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT.  AIR MASS WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE FROM SW TO NE OVER THE WATCH AREA...AND
SHEAR WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG DESPITE THE WSWLY WINDS IN LOWER
LEVELS.  ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE A CONCERN WITH ANY PERSISTENT
ROTATION...IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS.

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 26040.


...EVANS

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