Tornado Watch 289

Issued

Jun 19, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 20, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

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

30%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1015 Tornado watch 285Jun 19, 3:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1021 Tornado watch 285Jun 19, 6:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1027 Tornado watch 289Jun 19, 11:58 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1029 Tornado watch 292Jun 20, 5:00 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1030 Severe potential...watch possibleJun 20, 7:40 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 289
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
800 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Alabama
  Florida Panhandle
  Southwest Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 800 PM
  until 700 AM EDT.

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

SUMMARY...A strong wind field on the eastern periphery of Claudette
will support the continued potential for low-topped supercells
capable of brief tornadoes and localized wind damage into the
overnight hours.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Columbus GA
to 15 miles southwest of Apalachicola FL. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU9).

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 285...WW 287...WW
286...WW 288...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 22035.

...Guyer

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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.