Tornado Watch 8

Issued

Feb 15, 2021, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)

Expired

Feb 15, 2021, 10:00 PM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 89 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyFeb 15, 12:24 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 92 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyFeb 15, 2:47 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 94 Tornado watch 7...8Feb 15, 4:08 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 97 Tornado watch 8Feb 15, 7:38 PM EST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 8
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 PM EST Mon Feb 15 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  North Florida
  Southern Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 300 PM until
  1000 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are possible. One
regime should emanate northeast across north Florida with a primary
risk for a couple tornadoes and locally damaging winds. The second
regime should spread east-northeast from southeast Alabama and the
Florida Panhandle with a few tornadoes and damaging winds as the
primary hazards.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of Albany GA to 25
miles west southwest of Gainesville 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 7...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 22040.

...Grams

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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.