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Mesoscale Discussion 0463
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0509 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020
Areas affected...Central FL Panhandle into Northern FL/Southern GA
Concerning...Tornado Watch 141...
Valid 232209Z - 232345Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 141 continues.
SUMMARY...Well-developed convective line will continue to pose a
risk for strong wind gusts and QLCS tornadoes as it progresses
eastward over the next few hours. Another downstream watch will be
needed within the hour.
DISCUSSION...Regional radar imagery shows a well-developed
convective line moving across the central FL Panhandle. Recent storm
motion was estimated at 40 kt, which will take the line to the edge
of Tornado Watch 141 between 00-01Z. Some increase in
forward-propagation is possible soon as the line interacts with
additional storms immediately ahead of it. Additionally, an outflow
boundary from earlier convection currently sits from TLH eastward to
about 20-25 miles south of JAX. Temperatures south of this boundary
in the 80s over the eastern Panhandle, increasing into the upper
80s/low 90s farther east across northern FL, while remaining in the
60s to its north. This temperature gradient could act to enhanced
updrafts within the convective line, which could also promote the
development of a more well-defined meso-low.
Kinematic fields remain favorable for strong wind gusts and QLCS
tornadoes. Recent KTLH VAD sampled 50 kt at 1 km and over 400 m2/s2
of 0-1 km SRH. This strong low to mid-level flow is expected to
persist over the FL Panhandle and into northern FL over the next
several hours. Overall expectation is for severe threat to continue
eastward into northern FL as the line progresses eastward. An
additional watch will be needed downstream within the next hour.
..Mosier/Grams.. 04/23/2020
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...TBW...JAX...TAE...
LAT...LON 30798515 31088459 31158390 30988295 30518161 29798130
29348236 29408425 29638561 30798515
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