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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 235
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
145 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
MUCH OF ALABAMA
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA TO 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF EVERGREEN
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 230...WW 231...WW
232...WW 233...WW 234...
DISCUSSION...A CLASSIC TORNADO OUTBREAK SITUATION IS DEVELOPING
ACROSS MUCH OF AL AS DISCRETE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS FORM OVER MS AND
TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. STRONG LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER
VERTICAL SHEAR...COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS...WILL POSE A DANGEROUS RISK OF STRONG/VIOLENT AND POTENTIALLY
LONG-TRACK TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
...HART
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 235 TORNADO AL GA MS TN 271845Z - 280300Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45NE HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/ - 60WSW GZH/EVERGREEN AL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /53W GQO - 29NE SJI/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
LAT...LON 35098480 31078662 31078933 35098762
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 235 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #7 ON WW 235
VALID 280135Z - 280240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 N MEI TO
40 N TCL TO 35 NNW HSV.
..BROYLES..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-035-037-041-043-
047-049-055-063-065-071-073-085-089-091-095-099-103-105-115-117-
119-121-125-127-129-131-280240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE CONECUH
COOSA CRENSHAW CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
GREENE HALE JACKSON
JEFFERSON LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARSHALL MONROE
MORGAN PERRY ST. CLAIR
SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WASHINGTON
WILCOX
$$
MSC041-111-153-280240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-280240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 235
VALID 280040Z - 280140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 NNE CBM
TO 40 NNW HSV.
..BROYLES..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-035-037-043-047-
049-055-057-063-065-071-073-075-079-083-085-089-091-093-095-099-
103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-280140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE CONECUH
COOSA CULLMAN DALLAS
DEKALB ETOWAH FAYETTE
GREENE HALE JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
MSC041-111-153-280140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-280140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 235
VALID 272340Z - 280040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-043-
047-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-085-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-
280040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT
CONECUH COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
MSC041-111-153-280040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-280040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 235
VALID 272240Z - 272340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-043-
047-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-085-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-
272340-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT
CONECUH COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-115-143-233-295-313-272340-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
FLOYD HARALSON POLK
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
MSC041-111-153-272340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-272340-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 235
VALID 272145Z - 272240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-043-
047-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-085-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-
272240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT
CONECUH COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-115-143-233-295-313-272240-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
FLOYD HARALSON POLK
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
MSC041-111-153-272240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-272240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 235
VALID 272045Z - 272140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-043-
047-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-085-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-
272140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT
CONECUH COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-115-143-233-295-313-272140-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
FLOYD HARALSON POLK
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
MSC041-111-153-272140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-272140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 235
VALID 271945Z - 272040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...FFC...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 235
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC001-007-009-013-015-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-043-
047-049-055-057-059-063-065-071-073-075-077-079-083-085-089-091-
093-095-099-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-
272040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
BUTLER CALHOUN CHEROKEE
CHILTON CHOCTAW CLARKE
CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT
CONECUH COOSA CULLMAN
DALLAS DEKALB ETOWAH
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE LOWNDES MADISON
MARENGO MARION MARSHALL
MONROE MORGAN PERRY
PICKENS ST. CLAIR SHELBY
SUMTER TALLADEGA TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WASHINGTON WILCOX
WINSTON
$$
GAC047-055-083-115-143-233-295-313-272040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
FLOYD HARALSON POLK
WALKER WHITFIELD
$$
MSC041-111-153-272040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREENE PERRY WAYNE
$$
TNC051-103-127-272040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
High (>95%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
High (>95%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (>95%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.