Tornado Watch 62

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 12:15 PM CDT (17:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

95%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

70%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 275Mar 26, 10:21 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 276Mar 26, 11:25 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 277Mar 26, 11:33 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 278Mar 26, 2:23 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 280Mar 26, 2:38 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 283Mar 26, 6:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 284Mar 26, 6:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 285Mar 26, 7:55 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 261717
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SPC WW 261717
ALZ000-GAZ000-270100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 62
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
115 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

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

       LARGE PART OF ALABAMA
       A LARGE PART OF WESTERN GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL
900 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 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 85 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MOULTRIE GEORGIA TO 40 MILES WEST OF TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA AS AIR MASS HAS BECOME MDTLY UNSTABLE IN A
FAVORABLE SHEAR ENVIRONMENT FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT.  SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY INCLUDING TORNADIC SUPERCELLS THRU THE
AFTERNOON AS STORMS DEVELOP ALONG AND S OF E/W FRONTAL ZONE THRU NRN
AL INTO CENTRAL GA.  THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A STRONG TORNADO
BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...HALES

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