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TORNADO WATCH
AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1138 AM EST TUE OCT 28 2003

...CORRECTED FOR WATCH NUMBER...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941 IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST.

IN FLORIDA
THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

FLC003-019-031-035-089-107-109-282200-

IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES...
BAKER CLAY DUVAL FLAGLER
NASSAU PUTNAM ST. JOHNS

AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1120 AM EST TUE OCT 28 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN FLORIDA
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1120 AM UNTIL
500 PM EST.

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 60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA TO 55
MILES EAST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.

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.

DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW OVER NERN GULF EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NERN
FL WHERE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED. WITH VERY MOIST TROPICAL WARM
SECTOR AND FAVORABLE SHEAR WITH APPROACH OF UPPER TROUGH FROM THE
W...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF
SURFACE LOW...PARTICULARLY VICINITY OF FRONTAL ZONE THIS AFTERNOON.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

HALES

Thanks for that Tom

Im just wondering however if I am even going to see a sprinkle from this, let alone svrwx. Radar looks pretty clear for most of the central\North portion of FL. Just have to wait and see.

You all stay safe over there today!!

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 942
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
430 PM EST TUE OCT 28 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN FLORIDA
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 430 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EST.

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 55 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE
OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA TO 50 MILES
EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 941. WATCH NUMBER 941 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 430
PM EST.

DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW MOVING ONSHORE NERN FL FROM NERN GULF WITH
FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ENEWD INTO ATLANTIC. APPROACH OF S/WV
TROUGH CONTINUES TO ENHANCE DEEP LAYER SHEAR PROFILES NRN FL IN WARM
SECTOR. WITH LOW MOVING ACROSS NERN FL AND COLD FRONT MOVING
ONSHORE WRN COAST...THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WILL
PERSIST THRU THE EVENING. IN ADDITION DOWNBURST WINDS ARE LIKELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ONSHORE NEXT
SEVERAL 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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.

HALES

Looks nasty in central FL at this time. I wonder if the Orlando area will get anything... :o

Thanks for posting. Ya'll stay safe down there.

There were some warnings for northern Florida and southeast Georgia during the first Tornado Watch, yesterday afternoon (which expired at 5:00pm EST) and there weren't any issued during the second one that expired at 10:00pm EST, (went into effect at 4:30pm EST).

Thunderstorms were in and around my vicinity around 8:30pm EST, last evening.

Glad to hear there were no Tornado warnings!

We got some nice rain here at around 10pm and it lasted for a few hours, nothing severe to report though. Now if I can just get those 80's to go away, I will be a happy camper