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Thursday, December 09, 2004

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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SPC WW 100425
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 919
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1125 PM EST THU DEC 9 2004

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

EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1125 PM
UNTIL 300 AM EST.

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 ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MACON GEORGIA TO 40
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MARIANNA FLORIDA.

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 918...

DISCUSSION...INCREASING LARGE SCALE ASCENT IS SUPPORTING
STRENGTHENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER SWRN GA/FAR SERN AL LATE THIS
EVENING. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES SHOULD STORMS ROOT DEEPLY INTO A VERY MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER AS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS ENEWD OVERNIGHT.

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
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...EVANS

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