SPC WW 231100
TXZ000-CWZ000-231600-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 797
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
500 AM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 500 AM UNTIL 1000 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 ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANTONIO TEXAS
TO 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF COLLEGE STATION TEXAS.
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.
DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE DATA SUGGEST
UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW OVER THE BIG BEND REGION
WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL TX THIS MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AHEAD OF SYSTEM...AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH MID MORNING. RICH LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE AND STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL
FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.
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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
...HART
;300,0985 313,0952 285,0952 271,0985;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL8 ALL 232100;293,0934 283,0971 304,0971 314,0934;
WWUS20 KWNS 231545
SPC WW 231545
TXZ000-CWZ000-232100-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 798
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
945 AM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 945 AM UNTIL 300
PM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF VICTORIA TEXAS TO
55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.
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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 797. WATCH NUMBER 797 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 945 AM
CST.
DISCUSSION...VIGOROUS UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED JET APPROACHING
TX FROM NRN MX. AIRMASS ACROSS TX S OF WARM FRONT VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AND WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR SUPPORTIVE OF TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS. CURRENT SUPERCELLS WRN PORTION OF WW WILL CONTINUE
ENEWD WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT DURING EARLY AFTERNOON VICINITY WARM
WARM SERN TX.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...HALES
;293,0934 283,0971 304,0971 314,0934;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL9 ALL 240200;304,0971 322,0920 301,0920 283,0971;
WWUS20 KWNS 232010
SPC WW 232010
LAZ000-TXZ000-CWZ000-240200-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 799
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL 800
PM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF VICTORIA TEXAS TO
15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA.
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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 798. WATCH NUMBER 798 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 210 PM
CST.
DISCUSSION...RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNDERWAY
ACROSS SERN TX AND INTO SWRN LA. STRONG VEERING SHEAR PROFILES AND
MUCAPES TO 2500 J/KG ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR FORMATION OF TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS VICINTY AND S OF WARM FRONT THAT EXTENDS EWD FROM
SURFACE LOW E OF AUS TO CENTRAL LA.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
...HALES
;304,0971 322,0920 301,0920 283,0971;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL0 ALL 240200;282,0971 275,1003 295,1003 302,0971;
WWUS20 KWNS 232135
SPC WW 232135
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 800
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
335 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 800
PM CST.
HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 85 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF COTULLA
TEXAS TO 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF AUSTIN TEXAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION... CONTINUE...WW 799...
DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT MOVING SWD THRU HILL COUNTRY WITH STRONG
UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. WITH AIRMASS VERY UNSTABLE
AND WEAKLY CAPPED AHEAD OF FRONT...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP RAPIDLY REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WITH ANY SHORT LINES OR BOWS
THAT CAN DEVELOP.
AVIATION...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 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24040.
...HALES
;282,0971 275,1003 295,1003 302,0971;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL1 ALL 240900;295,0892 291,0915 324,0915 333,0892;
WWUS20 KWNS 240000
SPC WW 240000
LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-240900-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 801
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOUISIANA
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM UNTIL
300 AM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING 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 ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA TO 60
MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON MISSISSIPPI.
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 799...WW 800...
DISCUSSION...SHALLOW WARM FRONT NOW ALONG THE LA COAST EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY NWD THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WHILE OVERALL
WIND FIELD STRENGTHENS AHEAD OF STRONG UPPER TROUGH NOW ENTERING
CNTRL TX. FARTHER N...DEEPER FRONTAL ZONE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY FROM NEAR AEX TO NEAR GWO. COMBINATION OF
INCREASING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE...WEAK WARM ADVECTION AND
LENGTHENING HODOGRAPHS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES ALONG BOTH BOUNDARIES THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY.
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 24040.
...CORFIDI
;295,0892 291,0915 324,0915 333,0892;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL2 ALL 240900;300,0983 323,0920 294,0920 271,0983;
WWUS20 KWNS 240110
SPC WW 240110
LAZ000-TXZ000-CWZ000-240900-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 802
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
710 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 710 PM UNTIL
300 AM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BEEVILLE TEXAS TO
25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA.
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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 799...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 800. WATCH NUMBER
799...800 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 710 PM CST. CONTINUE...WW
801...
DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS/SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE/INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
TX GULF COASTAL PLAIN...WHERE STRONG FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH CNTRL
TX UPPER TROUGH WILL ENCOUNTER VERY RICH BOUNDARY LAYER GULF INFLOW
/DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70/. COUPLED WITH RELATIVELY
STEEP LAPSE RATES PRESENT AT MID LEVELS...AND LIKELY DEVELOPMENT OF
A SURFACE WAVE WHERE UPPER FORCING INTERSECTS WITH SE TX COLD FRONT
...SETUP APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR NUMEROUS LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS.
THREAT WILL EXIST FOR A COUPLE STRONG TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO
BOWING SEGMENTS WITH HIGH WINDS/HAIL AS ACTVITY MOVES/DEVELOPS
ENEWD.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.
...CORFIDI
;300,0983 323,0920 294,0920 271,0983;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL3 ALL 240900;301,0873 301,0892 321,0892 320,0873;
WWUS20 KWNS 240220
SPC WW 240220
ALZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-240900-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 803
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
820 PM CST MON DEC 23 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 820 PM UNTIL
300 AM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI
TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA.
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 801...WW 802...
DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INVOF
SHALLOW WARM FRONT LIFTING NWD ACROSS REGION...WHERE VERY STRONG
LOW LEVEL SPEED/DIRECTIONAL SHEAR WILL ENHANCE THREAT FOR TORNADOES
AS SURFACE DEWPOINTS RISE INTO THE MID/UPPER 60S.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
...CORFIDI
;301,0873 301,0892 321,0892 320,0873;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL4 ALL 241500;325,0855 290,0870 290,0911 325,0901;
WWUS20 KWNS 240830
SPC WW 240830
ALZ000-FLZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-241500-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 804
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 230 AM UNTIL 900 AM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DAMAGING TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN
THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOOTHVILLE LOUISIANA TO 60
MILES NORTHEAST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.
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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 801...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 803. WATCH NUMBER 801...803 WILL
NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 230 AM CST. CONTINUE...WW 802...
DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO RACE EASTWARD
ACROSS SOUTHERN MS/SOUTHEAST LA...WHILE ISOLATED SUPERCELLS FORM
AHEAD OF LINE. EXTREMELY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES AND
MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL MAINTAIN THE RISK OF ISOLATED STRONG
TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WINDS...FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...HART
;325,0855 290,0870 290,0911 325,0901;
NNNN
ZCZC SPCSEL5 ALL 241700;315,0831 293,0840 293,0865 315,0860;
WWUS20 KWNS 241120
SPC WW 241120
ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-241700-
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TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 805
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
620 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
CENTRAL/EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 620 AM UNTIL NOON EST.
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 ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
40 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALBANY GEORGIA.
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 804...
DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN AL AND THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE. ACTIVITY
WILL BE MOVING INTO A MORE STABLE AIRMASS DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. HOWEVER...EXTREMELY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR PARAMETERS AND
SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY MAY POSE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OR
DAMAGING WINDS IN STRONGER CELLS.
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 24035.
...HART
;315,0831 293,0840 293,0865 315,0860;
NNNN