Tornado Watch 74

Issued

Apr 1, 2016, 6:26 AM CDT (11:26 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2016, 6:02 PM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 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

5%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

50%

• Mesoscale Discussion 324Apr 1, 4:46 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 325Apr 1, 10:40 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 328Apr 1, 1:00 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 329Apr 1, 4:40 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 011122
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 74
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
725 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 725 AM UNTIL
  300 PM EDT.

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

SUMMARY...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SHIFT
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...OFFERING OCCASIONAL DAMAGING
GUSTS AND THE RISK OF A COUPLE TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOTHAN
ALABAMA TO 15 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...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.