Tornado Watch 113

Issued

Apr 28, 2014, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2014, 7:16 AM CDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 461Apr 28, 5:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 462Apr 28, 5:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 464Apr 28, 7:12 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 466Apr 28, 9:34 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 468Apr 28, 10:53 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 469Apr 28, 11:20 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 470Apr 29, 1:38 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 471Apr 29, 4:01 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 290100
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SPC WW 290100
ALZ000-GAZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-290800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 113
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
800 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  MUCH OF ALABAMA
  NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM
  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
  WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MC
COMB MISSISSIPPI TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE
ALABAMA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 108...WW 111...WW 112...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF SUPERCELLS EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MS INTO
NORTHERN AL.  THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED NUMEROUS TORNADOES THIS
EVENING...AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.  WHILE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD TORNADOES IS
DIMINISHING...ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR
SEVERAL MORE HOURS.  DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN
THE STRONGER STORMS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...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.