Tornado Watch 93

Issued

Mar 3, 2008, 9:56 PM CST (03:56 UTC)

Expired

Mar 4, 2008, 4:45 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 333Mar 3, 5:58 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 336Mar 3, 8:59 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 339Mar 4, 2:30 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 040355
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SPC WW 040355
ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-041100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 93
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

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

       WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA
       FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       FAR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 955 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 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CENTREVILLE ALABAMA TO 35 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE ALABAMA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 92...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOW ECHOES WILL
CONTINUE MOVING ENEWD ACROSS WW OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF VERY STRONG
MID/UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PROGRESSING OUT OF THE SRN PLAINS. 
INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MODEST...BUT SHEAR WILL BE MORE THAN
ADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS 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.


...EVANS

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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.