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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 789
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
210 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 210 PM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 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 55 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
OXFORD MISSISSIPPI TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANNISTON ALABAMA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 786...WW 787...WW 788...
DISCUSSION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AS THEY
APPROACH SURFACE WARM FRONT EXTENDING NNW-SSE OVER NERN MS/NWRN AL
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AIR MASS IS MODERATELY UNSTABLE WITH A VERY
DEEP MOIST LAYER EVIDENT ON LATEST FORECAST SOUNDINGS. IN
ADDITION...VERY STRONG SHEAR IN THE LOWEST FEW KM/S...ALONG WITH LOW
LCLS...WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
...EVANS
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SAW9
WW 789 TORNADO AL MS 221910Z - 230000Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30NNW UOX/OXFORD MS/ - 5NE ANB/ANNISTON AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /21SE MEM - 45NW LGC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
LAT...LON 35588973 34438579 32848579 33978973
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 789 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 789
VALID 222245Z - 222340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..09/22/06
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 789
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-015-027-033-037-043-055-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-089-
093-095-103-115-117-121-123-127-133-222340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CALHOUN CLAY
COLBERT COOSA CULLMAN
ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MORGAN
ST. CLAIR SHELBY TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC003-009-013-017-057-071-081-095-115-117-135-139-141-145-161-
222340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN
CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE
LEE MONROE PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TALLAHATCHIE TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO UNION YALOBUSHA
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 789
VALID 222145Z - 222240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..09/22/06
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 789
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-015-027-033-037-043-055-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-089-
093-095-103-115-117-121-123-127-133-222240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CALHOUN CLAY
COLBERT COOSA CULLMAN
ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MORGAN
ST. CLAIR SHELBY TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC003-009-013-017-057-071-081-095-115-117-135-139-141-145-161-
222240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN
CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE
LEE MONROE PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TALLAHATCHIE TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO UNION YALOBUSHA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 789
VALID 222035Z - 222140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MEAD..09/22/06
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 789
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-015-027-033-037-043-055-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-089-
093-095-103-115-117-121-123-127-133-222140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CALHOUN CLAY
COLBERT COOSA CULLMAN
ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MORGAN
ST. CLAIR SHELBY TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC003-009-013-017-057-071-081-095-115-117-135-139-141-145-161-
222140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN
CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE
LEE MONROE PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TALLAHATCHIE TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO UNION YALOBUSHA
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 789
VALID 221930Z - 222040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..MEAD..09/22/06
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 789
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-015-027-033-037-043-055-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-089-
093-095-103-115-117-121-123-127-133-222040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CALHOUN CLAY
COLBERT COOSA CULLMAN
ETOWAH FAYETTE FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MORGAN
ST. CLAIR SHELBY TALLADEGA
TALLAPOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
MSC003-009-013-017-057-071-081-095-115-117-135-139-141-145-161-
222040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN
CHICKASAW ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE
LEE MONROE PONTOTOC
PRENTISS TALLAHATCHIE TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO UNION YALOBUSHA
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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