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Monday, March 13, 2006

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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SPC WW 132357
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
555 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006

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

CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA
EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 555 PM UNTIL 1100
PM 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
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH OF ROME GEORGIA TO 15
MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CENTREVILLE ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 88...WW 89...WW 90...

DISCUSSION...ONGOING SUPERCELLS ACROSS N CENTRAL AND NW AL SHOULD
CONTINUE EWD TOWARD CENTRAL/NE AL THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THOUGH THE
BOUNDARY LAYER WILL GRADUALLY COOL WITH THE LOSS OF SURFACE
HEATING...SOME INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WITH TIME WILL DELAY
SURFACE STABILIZATION. EXPECT VERTICAL SHEAR AND INSTABILITY TO
REMAIN SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES...ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME HAIL FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

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 26030.

...THOMPSON

WWWW

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