Sunday, April 15, 2007

WATCHES: Tornado Watch Number 146

WWUS20 KWNS 150957
SEL6
SPC WW 150957
GAZ000-CWZ000-151500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 146
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING FROM 600 AM UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF VIDALIA
GEORGIA TO 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF WAYCROSS GEORGIA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 144. WATCH NUMBER 144 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
600 AM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 145...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN BAND OF STORMS ALONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM
CENTRAL INTO SE GA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THOUGH INSTABILITY IS
LIMITED...VERTICAL SHEAR REMAINS SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO OR TWO...AS WELL AS A FEW DAMAGING GUSTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


..THOMPSON

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
To unsubscribe from WX-STORM send e-mail to LISTSERV@PO.UIUC.EDU with
"unsub wx-storm" in the body of your message. For more information write chris@lib.siu.edu.

No comments: