Tornado Watch 362

Issued

Jun 21, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 22, 2017, 2:59 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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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

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1111Jun 21, 3:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1112Jun 21, 6:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1117Jun 21, 9:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1118Jun 22, 2:24 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 362
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
645 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern Alabama
  Western Florida Panhandle
  Southern Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 645 PM
  until 300 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...A few tornadoes and damaging wind gusts will remain
possible across the watch area this evening and tonight, as showers
and thunderstorms rotate inland around TS Cindy.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of Gulfport MS to
20 miles east northeast of Panama City FL. 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 359...WW 360...WW 361...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 17025.

...Hart

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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.