Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Well, here we go...


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 188 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 150 PM CDT WED APR 25 2007

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT. 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 186...WW 187... DISCUSSION...SFC HEATING AND CONTINUED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INFLOW WILL FURTHER DESTABILIZE REGION AHEAD OF EXISTING SQLN NOW APPROACHING THE MS RVR IN AR/LA. STRONG SSWLY DEEP SHEAR /ASSOCIATED WITH 60+ KT 500 MB SPEED MAX/ PARALLEL TO CONVECTIVE BAND WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE SETUP FOR EMBEDDED LEWPS/SUPERCELLS WITH HIGH WIND...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND MARGINALLY SVR HAIL.

3 comments:

Wayfarer said...

Just talked to my dad at the Talladega Track. He wanted a weather update so I am watching the area for him just to the west. Mike V if you can help keep an eye out with me on this. I used to work there with him during my vacations so I became the weather Goob. Email me if you can help, I can get you his number at the track in case they get something tomorrow.

Mike Wilhelm said...

Rick, do you mean Mike W? Anyway, It looks like just a good bit of rain. There is a chance something might re-fire this afternoon in East Alabama, especially if the sun comes out. We had about 3/4" of rain here.

Dewdrop said...

It has formed quite the squall, hasn't it???