Compact News: NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Tornado Watch 693
Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:50:03 -0500

  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 693 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 650 AM MST WED OCT 6 2010  THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF          NORTHERN ARIZONA  EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 650 AM UNTIL 1100 AM MST.  TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAND CANYON ARIZONA TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF PRESCOTT ARIZONA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).  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 692...  DISCUSSION...AS UPPER WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...STRONG LOW/DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND MUCAPES FROM 500-1000 J/KG WILL SUPPORT ROTATING STORMS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES THROUGH THE MORNING.  AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21040.   ...IMY

SPC Tornado Watch 693 Status Reports
Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:50:12 -0500

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0693 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 692 Status Reports
Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:24:04 -0500

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 692  THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.  ..KERR..10/06/10  ATTN...WFO...FGZ...PSR...   STATUS REPORT FOR WS 692   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   AZC005-007-013-017-025-061340-  AZ  .    ARIZONA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  COCONINO             GILA                MARICOPA             NAVAJO               YAVAPAI                THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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