Monday, April 11, 2011

WATCHES: Tornado Watch Number 132

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 132
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
810 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011

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

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA
WESTERN AND NORTHERN GEORGIA
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
EASTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 810 PM UNTIL
300 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 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL
TENNESSEE TO 30 MILES WEST OF EVERGREEN ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 130...WW 131...

DISCUSSION...TN/AL/SE MS QLCS HAS STRENGTHENED IN THE PAST 2 HRS AND
SHOULD CONTINUE GENERALLY ENEWD WHILE EMBEDDED STORMS MOVE RAPIDLY
NNE ALONG IT. SUB-SYNOPTIC SFC LOW NOW NEAR HUN MAY IN PART REFLECT
ARRIVAL OF STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH UPR JET
STREAK NOW ENTERING THE LWR MS VLY. AS THE JET STREAK CONTINUES
EWD...THE SFC LOW SHOULD MOVE NE INTO ERN TN...EXTENDING THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL LEWP DEVELOPMENT NEWD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THAT
STATE AND N GA. WHILE FORCING FOR ASCENT/MID LVL COOLING MAY
REMAIN WEAKER FARTHER S OVER SRN AL...AVAILABILITY OF RICHER
MOISTURE AND PRESENCE OF EXISTING SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS SUGGEST EWD
SPREAD OF SVR THREAT FROM SE MS INTO AL. THE MAIN SVR THREATS
SHOULD BE DMGG WINDS/ISOLD TORNADOES FROM SMALL SCALE BOWING
SEGMENTS/LEWPS.

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 24045.


...CORFIDI

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