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

Sunday, February 27, 2011

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

SPC Tornado Watch 25
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:42:02 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 25 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 940 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 940 PM UNTIL 400 AM CST. 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 80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES WEST OF FORT LEONARD WOOD MISSOURI TO 45 MILES EAST OF MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 23...WW 24... DISCUSSION...LINES/CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE ORGANIZING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MO. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF TORNADOES /INCLUDING STRONG TORNADOES/ ARE A CONCERN. AN EVENTUAL EVOLUTION INTO BOWING SEGMENTS COULD ALSO INCREASE THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. 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 25040. ...HART

SPC Tornado Watch 25 Status Reports
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:42:11 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 7  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SW SRQ TO 15 SW ORL TO 25 ENE SGJ.  ..GRAMS..01/25/11  ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 7   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   FLC009-015-027-049-055-061-071-085-093-095-097-105-111-115-117- 127-260040-  FL  .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BREVARD              CHARLOTTE           DESOTO               HARDEE               HIGHLANDS           INDIAN RIVER         LEE                  MARTIN              OKEECHOBEE           ORANGE               OSCEOLA             POLK                 ST. LUCIE            SARASOTA            SEMINOLE             VOLUSIA                 AMZ454-550-552-555-GMZ856-260040-  CW   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE  COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM   FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM   VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM

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