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Damage in LA? Hmmm... I still remember seeing the first images of the trailer park near here back in December. Man.
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 8
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2003
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.
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 ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SELMA ALABAMA TO 45
MILES NORTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.
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 7...
DISCUSSION...SUB-SYNOPTIC SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK NEWD
ACROSS E-CENTRAL MS EARLY THIS EVENING. A SQUALL LINE WHICH HAS
MAINTAINED SEVERAL SMALL CIRCULATIONS AND HAS A HISTORY OF ISOLATED
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS CENTRAL MS CONTINUES MOVING ENEWD TOWARDS WRN
AL. THOUGH LOSS OF HEATING WILL WEAKEN CAPES OVER AL AFTER
SUNSET...SMALL-SCALE ENHANCEMENTS OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD SUPPORT
A THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE AND/OR BRIEF TORNADOES FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
![Image](http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0008.gif)
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 8
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CST SAT FEB 15 2003
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.
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 ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SELMA ALABAMA TO 45
MILES NORTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.
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 7...
DISCUSSION...SUB-SYNOPTIC SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK NEWD
ACROSS E-CENTRAL MS EARLY THIS EVENING. A SQUALL LINE WHICH HAS
MAINTAINED SEVERAL SMALL CIRCULATIONS AND HAS A HISTORY OF ISOLATED
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS CENTRAL MS CONTINUES MOVING ENEWD TOWARDS WRN
AL. THOUGH LOSS OF HEATING WILL WEAKEN CAPES OVER AL AFTER
SUNSET...SMALL-SCALE ENHANCEMENTS OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD SUPPORT
A THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE AND/OR BRIEF TORNADOES FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH...EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
![Image](http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0008.gif)
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