Tornado Watch 284

Issued

Jun 19, 2021, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Strongest gust expected

50 kt

Counties Baldwin County, AL, Butler County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Mobile County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Escambia County, FL, Okaloosa County, FL, Santa Rosa County, FL, George County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Stone County, MS

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

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 1006 Severe potential...watch possibleJun 19, 1:08 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1008 Tornado watch 284Jun 19, 8:33 AM CDT

871 
WWUS20 KWNS 190635
SEL4  
SPC WW 190635
ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-191600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 284
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
135 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Coastal southwestern Alabama
  Western Panhandle of Florida
  Extreme southeastern Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday morning from 135 AM until 1100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...Regardless of whether the low-pressure area moving off the
Gulf and over southeastern LA formally gets a name, a narrow but
favorable environment for tornadoes to its east and northeast will
spread across coastal areas from MS to the western FL Panhandle with
time this morning.  Small supercells should continue to move ashore,
both embedded in the main band now in western parts of the watch,
and in isolated/discrete fashion farther east.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
either side of a line from 30 miles west southwest of Gulfport MS to
15 miles south southeast of Crestview FL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU4).

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 281...WW 282...WW 283...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16035.

...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.