Tornado Watch 65

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

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

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 283Mar 26, 6:03 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 284Mar 26, 6:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 289Mar 26, 11:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 291Mar 27, 2:03 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 270050
SEL5
SPC WW 270050
ALZ000-GAZ000-270800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 65
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011

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

       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
       WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 62...WW 63...WW 64...

DISCUSSION...CORRIDOR BETWEEN SYNOPTIC WARM FRONT AND AIR MASS WHICH
HAD BECOME HOT AND DEEPER MIXED /GENERALLY FROM NRN AL INTO CNTRL
GA/ HAS MAINTAINED A MOIST...MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH RELATIVELY STRONG LOW AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR. AS
SUCH...EXPECT ONGOING SUPERCELLS TO PROGRESS EWD/ESEWD THROUGH WW
AREA WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.


...MEAD

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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.