Tornado Watch 368

Issued

Jun 10, 2012, 11:41 AM CDT (16:41 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2012, 5:47 PM CDT

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

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1111Jun 10, 10:27 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1113Jun 10, 2:02 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1115Jun 10, 5:35 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 368
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

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

       EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
       FLORIDA PANHANDLE
       WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1145 AM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.

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 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO 15 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS GEORGIA.  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.

DISCUSSION...LOW TO MID-TROPOSPHERIC WIND FIELD WILL STRENGTHEN
TODAY AHEAD OF MIGRATORY UPPER LOW WITH SUFFICIENT LOW- AND
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR DEVELOPING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINED SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES DOWNSTREAM FROM A LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH IS
FORECAST TO MOVE FROM W-E ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.  GIVEN THE VERY
MOIST...MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS PRESENT...SETUP WILL SUPPORT
LOW-LEVEL STORM ROTATION WITH AN ASSOCIATED RISK FOR TORNADOES AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

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 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20025.


...MEAD

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