Tornado Watch 12

Issued

Jan 21, 2017, 8:04 AM CST (14:04 UTC)

Expired

Jan 21, 2017, 2:00 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:07 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

50%

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

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 88Jan 21, 7:41 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 89Jan 21, 9:19 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 90Jan 21, 12:06 PM CST

979 
WWUS20 KWNS 211400
SEL2  
SPC WW 211400
FLZ000-GAZ000-212000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 12
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 AM EST Sat Jan 21 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  The central Florida Panhandle
  Central and southwest Georgia

* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 900 AM until
  300 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...An organized cluster of storms will continue eastward from
Alabama and the Florida Panhandle into Georgia through this
afternoon.  Isolated tornadoes and damaging winds will be possible
with embedded supercells and bowing segments.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
north and south of a line from 55 miles south southwest of Columbus
GA to 50 miles southeast of Macon GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).

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 11...

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 24040.

...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.