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

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

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

SPC Tornado Watch 46
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:25:02 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 46 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 725 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 725 AM UNTIL NOON 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 60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BOOTHVILLE LOUISIANA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA. 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 45... DISCUSSION...LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED BOWS AND SUPERCELLS WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS MORNING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A TRANSITION TO A MORE WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE THREAT IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING. 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 25040. ...HART

SPC Tornado Watch 46 Status Reports
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:25:10 -0600

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0046 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

SPC Tornado Watch 45 Status Reports
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:31:04 -0600

  STATUS REPORT ON WW 45  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNW BTR TO 15 SSW PIB TO 20 SW SEM.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0212  ..COHEN..03/09/11  ATTN...WFO...MOB...LIX...JAN...   STATUS REPORT FOR WT 45   SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS   ALC003-023-025-097-099-129-131-091340-  AL  .    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  BALDWIN              CHOCTAW             CLARKE               MOBILE               MONROE              WASHINGTON           WILCOX                  LAC005-007-033-037-047-051-057-063-071-077-087-089-091-093-095- 103-105-109-117-121-125-091340-  LA  .    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE  ASCENSION            ASSUMPTION          EAST BATON ROUGE     EAST FELICIANA       IBERVILLE           JEFFERSON            LAFOURCHE            LIVINGSTON          ORLEANS              POINTE COUPEE        ST. BERNARD         ST. CHARLES          ST. HELENA           ST. JAMES           ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY          TANGIPAHOA          TERREBONNE           WASHINGTON           WEST BATON ROUGE    WEST FELICIANA

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