Tornado Watch 491

Issued

Sep 16, 2020, 5:55 AM CDT (10:55 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

10%

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

20%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1695 Tornado watch 490Sep 16, 4:14 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1696 Tornado watch 491Sep 16, 11:18 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1697 Tornado watch 491Sep 16, 2:08 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 491
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern Alabama
  Florida Panhandle
  Southwestern Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 550 AM until
  600 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...With landfalling Hurricane Sally forecast by the National
Hurricane Center to turn northeastward today after moving slowly
inland, the favorable sector for tornadoes should both spread inland
toward southeastern Alabama, and expand eastward gradually through
more of the Florida Panhandle and into southwestern Georgia by
afternoon.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 15 miles northwest of Pensacola FL to
20 miles east northeast of Tallahassee FL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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...This tornado watch replaces tornado
watch number 490. Watch number 490 will not be in effect after
550 AM CDT. 

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16045.

...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.