Tornado Watch 115

Issued

Apr 29, 2014, 1:56 AM CDT (06:56 UTC)

Expired

Apr 29, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 467Apr 28, 10:29 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
• Mesoscale Discussion 472Apr 29, 7:13 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 473Apr 29, 10:13 AM CDT

650 
WWUS20 KWNS 290656
SEL5  
SPC WW 290656
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-291500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 115
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  FLORIDA PANHANDLE
  WESTERN AND NORTHERN GEORGIA

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 255 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROME
GEORGIA TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF MARIANNA FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 113...WW 114...

DISCUSSION...AN MCS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL AND BOWING STRUCTURES
WILL CONTINUE EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
COMBINATION OF A MOIST...MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND STRONG
VERTICAL SHEAR WILL MAINTAIN ORGANIZED STORM MODES WITH A RISK FOR A
COUPLE OF TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...MEAD

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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.