Tornado Watch 38

Issued

Mar 17, 2021, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC)

Expired

Mar 18, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 217 Tornado watch 36Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 218 Tornado watch 36...38Mar 18, 1:52 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 219 Tornado watch 38Mar 18, 4:28 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 220 Severe potential...watch likelyMar 18, 6:32 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 38
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1200 AM EDT Thu Mar 18 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

* Effective this Thursday morning from Midnight until 700 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Broken clusters of storms will steadily spread
east-northeastward across the region through the overnight hours. A
moist environment and increasingly strong low-level shear will
support the possibility of damaging winds and a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles northeast of La Grange GA to
40 miles west of Panama City FL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 36...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.

...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.