This should migrate to the East coasts of Fla, Ga, Carolinas. and Va Saturday and be enhanced by the sea breeze.
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Tornado Reports (in CSV format)
Time Location County State Lat Lon Comments
0231 1 N PACE SANTA ROSA FL 3061 8716 SMALL TORNADO...ONE TREE DOWN (MOB)
0305 MUNSON SANTA ROSA FL 3086 8687 SMALL TORNADO...STRUCTURE DAMAGE - WALLS DOWN (MOB) Code: Select all
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0610
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
AREAS AFFECTED...FL PANHANDLE...SRN AL...SE MS
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
VALID 220340Z - 220545Z
AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL EXIST WITH ROTATING CELLS OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS SRN AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE. A TORNADO WATCH
WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.
A LINE OF STORMS IS CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING ALONG THE GULF COAST OF
AL AND THE FL PANHANDLE. THE CONVECTION IS JUST AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY AND SHOULD
INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FOR
THIS AREA TONIGHT INCREASE VERTICAL SHEAR AS A MID-LEVEL JET
APPROACHES THE REGION. IN ADDITION...MODERATE INSTABILITY IS PRESENT
WITH STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AS INDICATED BY REGIONAL WSR-88D VWPS.
THIS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE FOR ROTATING STORMS WITH A TORNADO
POTENTIAL. ALSO...ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
..BROYLES.. 04/22/2006
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 236
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1050 PM CDT FRI APR 21 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1050 PM
UNTIL 500 AM 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 45 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE
ALABAMA TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 235...
DISCUSSION...E/W CONVERGENCE ZONE ACROSS SWRN AL/FL PANHANDLE FOCUS
FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS AS MID LEVEL TROUGH AND UPPER WIND MAX
APPROACH. FAVORABLE VEERING SHEAR PROFILES AND MLCAPES IS EXCESS OF
2000 J/KG TORNADIC SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE AS ACTIVITY GRADUALLY
DEVELOPS EWD FL PANHANDLE.
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 24030.
