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 26
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:07:02 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 26 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1005 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARKANSAS EASTERN OKLAHOMA FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1005 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 105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF HARRISON ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DE QUEEN ARKANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 24...WW 25... DISCUSSION...TSTMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN VICINITY OF THE DRYLINE/PACIFIC COLD FRONT FROM ECNTRL OK INTO FAR NERN TX. EXPECT A QLCS WILL EVOLVE THROUGH EARLY MORNING MONDAY AND MATURE OVER WRN/CNTRL AR. ALTHOUGH THE STORM MODE MAY LARGELY BE LINEAR WITH EMBEDDED BOWS/LEWPS GIVING CORRIDORS OF HIGH WINDS...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW TORNADOES AS 0-1KM SRH REMAINS QUITE HIGH. 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. ...RACY/HART

SPC Tornado Watch 26 Status Reports
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:07:10 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 8  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 W MIA TO 25 NE PBI.  WW 8 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 260500Z.  ..COHEN/GRAMS..01/26/11  ATTN...WFO...MFL...MLB...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 8   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   FLC011-260500-  FL  .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BROWARD                 AMZ650-260500-  CW   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE  COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20 NM   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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