Tornado Watch 67

Issued

Apr 7, 2014, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC)

Expired

Apr 7, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:49 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

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

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 308Apr 7, 5:42 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 310Apr 7, 10:04 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 311Apr 7, 12:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 313Apr 7, 2:00 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 071244
SEL7  
SPC WW 071244
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-072000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
845 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
  THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 845 AM UNTIL
  400 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
MACON GEORGIA TO 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 66. WATCH NUMBER 66 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 845
AM EDT. 

DISCUSSION...BROKEN SW-NE SQLN OVER SE AL/WRN FL PANHANDLE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE SLOWLY EWD WHILE STORMS MOVE MORE RAPIDLY NEWD WITHIN
IT. STRENGTH OF DEEP SHEAR AND QUALITY OF MOISTURE INFLOW...COUPLED
WITH ONSET OF DAYTIME HEATING..SUGGEST A CONTINUED RISK FOR EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS/SMALL-SCALE BOWING SEGMENTS WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR
DMGG WIND AND OCCASIONAL TORNADOES.

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 23040.


...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.