New Tornado Watch

The old Tornado Watch that was in effect until 3 am has ended. Here is a new Tornado Watch. We will have the lst of counties in the new watch in a few minutes.
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
250 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

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

CENTRAL ALABAMA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING FROM 250 AM UNTIL 900 AM CST.

TORNADOES…HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 39…

DISCUSSION…SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS PARTS OF MS/AL AHEAD OF APPROACHING
UPPER TROUGH. A SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA
TO SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY…AND DEMARKS THE NORTHERN EDGE OF RICHER AND
MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE REGION ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WILL POSE THE
GREATEST RISK OF SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH MID
MORNING AS IT LIFTS VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD.

AVIATION…TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.

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