Tornado Watch 19

Issued

Jan 26, 2012, 4:30 PM EST (21:30 UTC)

Expired

Jan 26, 2012, 10:03 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 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

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 76Jan 26, 3:16 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 78Jan 26, 7:29 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 79Jan 26, 9:38 PM EST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 19
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
430 PM EST THU JAN 26 2012

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

       EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 430 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
MACON GEORGIA TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE 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...CONTINUE...WW 18...

DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTIVE BAND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EWD
ACROSS PORTIONS OF GA AND NRN FL THIS EVENING IN TANDEM WITH 40-50+
KT SLY LLJ.  DOWNSTREAM AIR MASS HAS WARMED WELL INTO THE 70S THIS
AFTERNOON AND WHEN COUPLED WITH BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS OF AROUND
60 F IS RESULTING IN A WEAKLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH MLCAPE OF
250-500 J/KG.  WHILE INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MARGINAL...THE
STRENGTHENING LARGE-SCALE FORCING FOR ASCENT AND ALREADY STRONG
VERTICAL SHEAR /I.E. 0-1 KM SRH OF 250-300 M2 PER S2/ INDICATE A
CONDITIONAL THREAT FOR A COUPLE TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN
SUSTAINED STORMS.

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 22035.


...MEAD

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