Tornado Watch 67

Issued

Mar 31, 2016, 8:43 AM CDT (13:43 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 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 300Mar 31, 7:47 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 301Mar 31, 8:37 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 304Mar 31, 11:29 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 307Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 311341
SEL7  
SPC WW 311341
ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-311900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
845 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

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

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 845 AM UNTIL
  200 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...CLUSTER OF STORMS IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL LIKELY
PERSIST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS WHILE MOVING EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
COUPLE OF TORNADOES...AS WELL AS ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF
EVERGREEN ALABAMA TO 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA. 
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...CONTINUE...WW 66...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.


...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.