Tornado Watch 32

Issued

Mar 17, 2014, 12:43 PM EDT (16:43 UTC)

Expired

Mar 17, 2014, 8:54 PM EDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:45 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

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

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 196Mar 17, 8:52 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 197Mar 17, 3:02 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 198Mar 17, 8:39 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1245 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1245 PM UNTIL
  1100 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
    TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SARASOTA
FLORIDA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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.

&&

DISCUSSION...SFC HEATING EXPECTED TO SUPPORT A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
TSTM STRENGTH WITHIN CNTRL FL CONVECTIVE BAND THIS AFTN. AT THE SAME
TIME...ERN GULF OF MEX SQLN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EWD. COUPLED WITH
MOISTURE-RICH ENVIRONMENT AND EXISTING STRENGTH OF WIND
FIELD...POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR LOW AMPLITUDE LEWPS/BOWS WITH A
RISK FOR DMGG WIND AND A COUPLE TORNADOES. THE SVR THREAT MAY
INCREASE LATER THIS AFTN THROUGH EARLY TNGT AS DEEP SHEAR/ASCENT
INCREASE WITH THE CONTINUED EWD ADVANCE OF WRN GULF OF MEX UPR
TROUGH.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.


...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.