Tornado Watch 96

Issued

Mar 4, 2008, 12:04 PM EST (17:04 UTC)

Expired

Mar 4, 2008, 8:28 PM EST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 344Mar 4, 10:38 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 345Mar 4, 11:17 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 346Mar 4, 11:56 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 349Mar 4, 2:30 PM EST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 96
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

       A LARGE PART OF GEORGIA
       PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       PARTS OF WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
       MUCH OF EASTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1205 PM UNTIL
700 PM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 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 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE
TENNESSEE TO 55 MILES SOUTH OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 95...

DISCUSSION...POWERFUL TROUGH AND JET MAX WILL BE ROTATING NEWD
ACROSS SERN STATES THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING PROVIDING BOTH STRONG
VERTICAL MOTION AND SHEAR PROFILES TO SUPPORT SEVERE STORMS.  STRONG
COLD FRONT MID TN SWD WILL BE FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL
INCLUDE SUPERCELLS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TORNADOES AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE A THREAT ALONG AND AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LINE OF STORMS
AS THEY MOVE EWD ACROSS THE WATCH.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 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.