Tornado Watch Until 2 AM
ORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
830 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 830 PM
UNTIL 200 AM CST.
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 75 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA TO 90 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS
MISSISSIPPI. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 14…WW 15…WW 16…
DISCUSSION…A FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS MS AND INTO AL DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EMBEDDED
CIRCULATIONS IN THE LINE WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES…BUT PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS.
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THEY
TRACK ACROSS AL.
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 24040.
Category: Severe Weather
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