Tornado Watch 23

Issued

Jan 30, 2013, 4:45 PM CST (22:45 UTC)

Expired

Jan 30, 2013, 10:47 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

95%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 102Jan 30, 3:13 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 103Jan 30, 4:31 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 105Jan 30, 6:56 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 106Jan 30, 7:44 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 109Jan 30, 9:42 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 302251
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SPC WW 302251
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTH FLORIDA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN GEORGIA
       PIEDMONT SOUTH CAROLINA
       COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 550
PM UNTIL 100 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 75 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 NORTHEAST OF
COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 21...WW 22...

DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL...GA/CNTRL FL PANHANDLE SQLN EXPECTED TO
FURTHER CONSOLIDATE AND ACCELERATE ENE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SE U.S.
CSTL PLNS THROUGH LATE TNGT. THIS ACCELERATION/CONSOLIDATION IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN RESPONSE TO THE NE EJECTION OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH
NOW OVER MS/W TN...PER WV IMAGERY...AND MAY BE REFLECTED IN RECENT
DEEPENING/STRENGTHENING OF SFC-BASED WLY FLOW ON EGLIN AFB PROFILER
/WRN FL PANHANDLE/. STRENGTH OF WIND FIELD AND PRESENCE OF
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/BUOYANCY FOR SUSTAINED STORMS SUGGEST POTENTIAL
FOR EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS/LEWPS...WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR
TORNADOES/DMGG WIND.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22055.


...CORFIDI

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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.