Tornado Watch 20

Issued

Feb 23, 2016, 2:13 PM CST (20:13 UTC)

Expired

Feb 23, 2016, 10:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

90%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

80%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 123Feb 23, 10:44 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 125Feb 23, 12:25 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 126Feb 23, 1:15 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 127Feb 23, 3:08 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 129Feb 23, 4:29 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 130Feb 23, 5:18 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 134Feb 23, 9:07 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 232011
SEL0  
SPC WW 232011
ALZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-240400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 20
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
  THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
  SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
  SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 215 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM CST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE EVENING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FEW STRONG AND LONG-TRACK TORNADOES INTO
EARLY TONIGHT.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
PINE BELT MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF GULFPORT
MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 19...

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 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...THOMPSON

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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.