Tornado Watch 896

Issued

Nov 22, 2011, 6:15 PM EST (23:15 UTC)

Expired

Nov 22, 2011, 10:46 PM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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 2357Nov 22, 4:24 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2358Nov 22, 7:57 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2360Nov 22, 10:14 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 222315
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SPC WW 222315
GAZ000-230700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
615 PM EST TUE NOV 22 2011

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

       CENTRAL GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 615 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF MACON
GEORGIA TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST 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 895...

DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL BAND OF TSTMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE ACROSS
ECNTRL/SRN AL AND WILL MOVE ENE INTO CNTRL GA THROUGH THE EVE. 
PRESENCE OF SUFFICIENT LLVL/DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL ENCOURAGE EMBEDDED
ROTATING STRUCTURES WITH BRIEF TORNADOES.  OTHERWISE...LEWPS/BOWS
WILL GIVE LOCAL DMGG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...RACY

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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.