Tornado Watch 89

Issued

Mar 28, 2009, 9:20 AM CDT (14:20 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 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

50%

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

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 315Mar 28, 6:48 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 317Mar 28, 10:51 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 319Mar 28, 2:19 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 89
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1020 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

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

       EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
       THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1020 AM UNTIL
600 PM EDT.

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 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
MACON GEORGIA TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 87. WATCH NUMBER 87 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 1020
AM EDT. 

DISCUSSION...A LARGE MCS WITH EMBEDDED BOW ECHOES/SUPERCELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ENEWD IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WEAK MESOLOW IN SW
GA...AND A WARM FRONT LIFTING SLOWLY NWD FROM SRN INTO CENTRAL GA. 
A FEED OF MID-UPPER 60S DEWPOINTS FROM THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY FOR STRONG UPDRAFTS...WHILE
LOW-LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE OF TORNADOES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...THOMPSON

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