Tornado Watch 17

Issued

Feb 16, 2016, 2:19 AM EST (07:19 UTC)

Expired

Feb 16, 2016, 7:31 AM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 111Feb 16, 1:54 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 112Feb 16, 4:59 AM EST

502 
WWUS20 KWNS 160716
SEL7  
SPC WW 160716
FLZ000-CWZ000-161300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 17
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

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

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 215 AM UNTIL 800 AM EST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INLAND FROM GULF...AND
PERHAPS SOME STORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT INLAND...WILL POSE A
DAMAGING-WIND AND TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THE SUNRISE HOUR.  SEE SPC
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 111 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 10 MILES NORTH OF VERO BEACH 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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...EDWARDS

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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.