Tornado Watch 106

Issued

Apr 24, 2021, 5:22 AM CDT (10:22 UTC)

Expired

Apr 24, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 420 Tornado watch 106Apr 24, 7:29 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 421 Severe potential...watch likelyApr 24, 9:10 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 422 Tornado watch 106Apr 24, 11:05 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 106
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
620 AM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeastern Alabama
  Central Florida Panhandle
  Southwestern and south-central Georgia

* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 620 AM until
  300 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...An organized band of thunderstorms will move across the
watch area from west-southwest to east-northeast through early
afternoon, riding close to a warm front.  Damaging gusts and a few
tornadoes will be the main concerns, though isolated severe hail
also is possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles west southwest of Dothan AL
to 50 miles east northeast of Moultrie 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 105...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.

...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.