Tornado Watch 77

Issued

Mar 31, 2020, 8:51 AM CDT (13:51 UTC)

Expired

Mar 31, 2020, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

6 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 274Mar 31, 7:53 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 275Mar 31, 10:42 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 276Mar 31, 11:20 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 277Mar 31, 12:09 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 77
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
850 AM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and Eastern Alabama
  Florida Panhandle
  Central and Southwest Georgia
  Southern Mississippi

* Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 850 AM until
  300 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over Alabama will track rapidly
eastward today, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts and a few
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Crestview FL
to 60 miles northeast of La Grange GA. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).

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 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 27040.

...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.