Tornado Watch 98

Issued

Apr 4, 2011, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)

Expired

Apr 5, 2011, 3:34 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 356Apr 4, 9:05 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 357Apr 4, 11:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 360Apr 5, 1:55 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1030 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

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

       SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
       CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1030 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EDT.

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 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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...WW 96...WW 97...

DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES
CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS AL.  THESE STORMS WILL
AFFECT WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  DAMAGING WINDS
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR AND INCREASING
MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...HART

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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.