Tornado Watch 35

Issued

Feb 24, 2012, 7:48 AM CST (13:48 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2012, 3:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

95%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 151Feb 24, 5:56 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 153Feb 24, 9:49 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 154Feb 24, 10:10 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 157Feb 24, 12:50 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 35
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
850 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

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

       SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
       CENTRAL GEORGIA
       SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
       PIEDMONT AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 850 AM UNTIL 400
PM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOBILE
ALABAMA TO 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA.
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.

DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING ALONG PRE-FRONTAL
AXIS OF CONFLUENCE AS REGION IS GLANCED BY SE SIDE OF
POTENT...AMPLIFYING IL UPR TROUGH..  WHILE STORMS TO THIS POINT HAVE
BEEN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED...ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
SFC-BASED.  GIVEN STRENGTH OF LOW TO MID LVL WIND FIELD AND ONSET OF
DAYTIME HEATING...POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS/BOWS
WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR TORNADOES AND SWATHS OF DMGG WIND.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26050.


...CORFIDI

Tornado Watches in Georgia, 2012Tornado Watches in Alabama, 2012Tornado Watches in South Carolina, 2012Every tornado watch in 2012

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