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Tornado Watch 103
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WW0103 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL3
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 103
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   630 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN ALABAMA
          FLORIDA PANHANDLE
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 630 AM UNTIL
   200 PM CDT.
   
   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 145 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   TROY ALABAMA TO 55 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. 
   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 101...WW 102...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
   INTENSITY ACROSS SOUTHERN AL...FL PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHWEST GA
   THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  MODERATE INSTABILITY AND
   STRONG EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR /45-70 KT/ IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR
   ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS.  GIVEN THIS ENVIRONMENT COMBINED WITH
   SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL SHEAR...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
   TORNADOES... DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...WITH ACTIVITY SPREADING ENEWD
   ACROSS THE WATCH.
   
   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 24035.
   
   
   ...PETERS/EVANS
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