Tornado Watch 26

Issued

Feb 6, 2020, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)

Expired

Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 PM CST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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 86Feb 6, 2:02 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 88Feb 6, 6:40 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 90Feb 6, 10:00 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 91Feb 6, 10:45 AM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 26
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Alabama
  Central and western Florida Panhandle
  Western and central Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday morning from 325 AM until NOON CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and expand
considerably in coverage through midday, while moving northeastward
across the watch area, as the air mass destabilizes.  Tornadoes and
damaging gusts will be possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles southeast of Pensacola FL to
15 miles northeast of La Grange GA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 25...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...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.