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

Friday, December 31, 2010

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

SPC Tornado Watch 773
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:00:04 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 773 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 400 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CST. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI TO 40 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI. 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 769...WW 770...WW 771...WW 772... DISCUSSION...TSTMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF MS AS PACIFIC FRONT INTERACTS WITH A MOISTENING ENVIRONMENT. SSWLY LLJ IS FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN MORE THAN SUFFICIENT LOW AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR TO SUPPORT EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035. ...MEAD

SPC Tornado Watch 773 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:00:13 -0600

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0773 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

SPC Tornado Watch 772 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:20:05 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 772  THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...JAN...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 772   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ARC003-017-312240-  AR  .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  ASHLEY               CHICOT                 LAC003-009-011-021-025-029-035-039-041-043-049-059-065-067-069- 073-079-083-097-107-115-123-127-312240-  LA  .    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE  ALLEN                AVOYELLES           BEAUREGARD           CALDWELL             CATAHOULA           CONCORDIA            EAST CARROLL         EVANGELINE          FRANKLIN             GRANT                JACKSON             LA SALLE             MADISON              MOREHOUSE           NATCHITOCHES         OUACHITA             RAPIDES             RICHLAND             ST. LANDRY           TENSAS              VERNON               WEST CARROLL         WINN                   MSC001-011-021-029-031-035-037-055-063-065-067-073-077-085-091- 125-127-149-151-312240-

SPC Tornado Watch 771 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:21:05 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 771  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 WNW SLO TO 10 WNW MTO TO 20 NNE HUF.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...ILX...LOT...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 771   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ILC023-025-033-035-079-101-159-312240-  IL  .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CLARK                CLAY                CRAWFORD             CUMBERLAND           JASPER              LAWRENCE             RICHLAND                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.

SPC Tornado Watch 770 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:22:05 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 770  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 NW JBR TO 25 SE BLV TO 5 ESE SLO.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...MEG...PAH...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 770   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ARC021-031-055-093-111-312240-  AR  .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CLAY                 CRAIGHEAD           GREENE               MISSISSIPPI          POINSETT               ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-127-145-151-153-165-181- 185-191-193-199-312240-  IL  .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  ALEXANDER            EDWARDS             FRANKLIN             GALLATIN             HAMILTON            HARDIN               JACKSON              JEFFERSON           JOHNSON              MASSAC               PERRY               POPE                 PULASKI              SALINE              UNION                WABASH               WAYNE               WHITE                WILLIAMSON              KYC007-039-075-105-145-312240-

SPC Tornado Watch 769 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:29:05 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 769  THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...MOB...LIX...JAN...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 769   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ALC003-013-023-025-035-053-097-099-129-131-312140-  AL  .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BALDWIN              BUTLER              CHOCTAW              CLARKE               CONECUH             ESCAMBIA             MOBILE               MONROE              WASHINGTON           WILCOX                  FLC033-312140-  FL  .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  ESCAMBIA                LAC005-007-033-037-047-051-057-063-071-075-087-089-091-093-095- 103-105-109-117-121-312140-  LA  .    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE  ASCENSION            ASSUMPTION          EAST BATON ROUGE

SPC Tornado Watch 768 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:37:04 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 768  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 N ALN TO 15 NW BMI.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...ILX...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 768   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ILC021-039-107-113-115-139-147-167-173-312040-  IL  .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CHRISTIAN            DE WITT             LOGAN                MCLEAN               MACON               MOULTRIE             PIATT                SANGAMON            SHELBY                 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.

SPC Tornado Watch 767 Status Reports
Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:36:06 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 767  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NNW LIT TO 10 S STL TO 45 NNW STL.  ..STOPPKOTTE..12/31/10  ATTN...WFO...LZK...TSA...LSX...SGF...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 767   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ARC019-023-045-059-063-067-119-125-135-145-311940-  AR  .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  CLARK                CLEBURNE            FAULKNER             HOT SPRING           INDEPENDENCE        JACKSON              PULASKI              SALINE              SHARP                WHITE                   ILC005-009-027-051-061-083-117-119-121-133-135-149-157-163-189- 311940-  IL  .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BOND                 BROWN               CLINTON              FAYETTE              GREENE              JERSEY               MACOUPIN             MADISON             MARION               MONROE               MONTGOMERY          PIKE                 RANDOLPH             ST. CLAIR           WASHINGTON             MOC093-099-123-149-179-186-187-311940-

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