Tornado Watches and Warnings

[sweetpea]

Thought maybe we should have a thread for just tornado warnings. Post them here so that members can get it quick without digging. MODS if you don't agree please delete. Debbie

[Josephine96]

Sounds like a good idea.. It'll probably get busy throughout the night

[tronbunny]

Tornado Warning

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
631 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

FLC093-097-232300-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-051023T2300Z/
OKEECHOBEE FL-OSCEOLA FL-
631 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA AND NORTH CENTRAL OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES...

AT 610 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE
FLORIDA TURNPIKE IN NORTHEAST OKEECHOBEE COUNTY NEAR FORT DRUM.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF FORT DRUM...MOVING NORTH
AT 10 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
YEEHAW JUNCTION BY 650 PM EDT

LAT...LON 2741 8090 2750 8072 2782 8087 2771 8111

$$

SEDLOCK

[Josephine96]

Great.. tornado warning for Osceola.. Brilliant..

[jkt21787]

The storm in Okeechobee County has a strong area of cyclonic (tornadic) rotation, and a hook echo on Base Reflectivity. This is a very serious situation! A tornado is on the ground!

[Josephine96]

If it holds together.. moving at 10 mph.. that would be a warning for around Kissimmee/St cloud later tonight, correct..?

[Eyes2theSkies]

its going to be a rough night

[Josephine96]

JKT.. did it actually say a tornado was on the ground..?

cancel that read the warning too quick and didn't see it

[jkt21787]

If it holds together.. moving at 10 mph.. that would be a warning for around Kissimmee/St cloud later tonight, correct..?

The cell of concern at this time will be moving into Indian River County shortly. A warning is imminent there.

[Josephine96]

Ok.. my fault.. then It's on the county line then.. not far enough away from it to cause concerns for us yet..

[fasterdisaster]

Can we use this thread for watches too?

[sweetpea]

Hubby's grandmother lives in Poinciana, she didn't want to leave because she just got hurricane shutters up. Unfortunately they don't stop tornados' . Debbie

[cycloneye]

Can we use this thread for watches too?

Surely yes.

[Eyes2theSkies]

arn't most tornado's during a hurricane F0 and F1's

[fasterdisaster]

urgent - immediate broadcast requested
Tornado Watch number 836
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM EDT sun Oct 23 2005

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of

Southern and central Florida
coastal waters

Effective this Sunday afternoon and Monday morning from 340 PM
until 100 am EDT.

Tornadoes... hail to 0.5 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 145 statute
miles either side of a line from 45 miles southeast of Avon Park
Florida to 55 miles west southwest of fort Meyers 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.

Discussion... threat appears to be increasing attm for minisupercells
with tornadoes as outermost confluence bands associated with hrcn
Wilma approach eyw. Threat may also increase this evening for low
level rotation in isolated storms now forming in heated environment
over srn parts of the FL peninsula... where low level shear likely
will substantially increase.

An additional watch likely will be required later this evening to
cover E cntrl FL... and to extend watch coverage into later Monday
morning across S FL.

Aviation... tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450.
Mean storm motion vector 18045.


... Corfidi

;251,0794 242,0813 280,0834 290,0815;

[jkt21787]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
649 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME WESTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...
SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YEEHAW JUNCTION...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A TORNADO OVER THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
YEEHAW JUNCTION...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE CROSS STATE ROAD 60 AND PASS NEAR THE
OSCEOLA AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY LINE NEAR YEEHAW JUNCTION THROUGH
715 PM...

THE IMMEDIATE DANGER OF A TORNADO IS HIGH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DEVELOPING TORNADO ARE URGED TO QUICKLY PREPARE FOR ITS APPROACH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! ACT NOW...SECONDS CAN SAVE LIVES!

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN A STRONG
BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NECESSARY...GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. ABANDON YOUR MOBILE HOME OR RV FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...GET INTO AN
UNFLOODED DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS AND
ARMS. ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE IF THE TORNADO IS NEARBY.

[SamSagnella]

arn't most tornado's during a hurricane F0 and F1's

In this situation, with surface based instability >2000j/kg and effective shear ~50kt there is a distinct possibility that there could be some strong and long-lived tornadoes associated with some of these supercells.

SPC Mesoscale Analysis

[conestogo_flood]

TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SRN FL.

WILMA CONTINUES MOVING ENEWD TOWARD SWRN FL ATTM...WHILE INDIVIDUAL
THUNDERSTORM CELLS WITHIN LOOSELY-DEFINED OUTER BANDS CONTINUE TO
SHOW ROTATION. ALONG WITH NNWWD-MOVING CELLS MOVING ACROSS THE FL
KEYS...A CLUSTER OF WEAKLY-ROTATING STORMS IS ALSO INDICATED FROM
THE TAMPA AREA EWD INTO OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES -- INVOF
WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE LYING W-E ACROSS THIS AREA. THREE TORNADOES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST HOUR -- ONE IN HARDEE COUNTY AND TWO
IN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...AND THREAT SHOULD PERSIST ACROSS THIS REGION
INVOF SURFACE BOUNDARY -- WHERE ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL SHEAR/VORTICITY
EXISTS.

EXPECT OVERALL TORNADO THREAT TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL AND S FL
WITH TIME...AS CENTER OF WILMA CONTINUES EASING CLOSER TO THE SWRN
FL PENINSULA.

[Eyes2theSkies]

arn't most tornado's during a hurricane F0 and F1's

In this situation, with surface based instability >2000j/kg and effective shear ~50kt there is a distinct possibility that there could be some strong and long-lived tornadoes associated with some of these supercells.

SPC Mesoscale Analysis

Thanks sam.

[wxmann_91]

FLC105-240000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0025.051023T2313Z-051024T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
713 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
POLK COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A DEVELOPING TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARTOW...MOVING NORTH AT
5 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT...
BARTOW.
MULBERRY.
WILLOW OAK.


OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF TORNADOES ARE
DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN POLK COUNTY. LOCATIONS SUCH
AS POLK CITY...LAKELAND...WAVERLY...AND HIGHLAND CITY MAY ALSO BE
AFFECTED.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD AND
BODY WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
ABANDON MOBILE HOMES. LEAVE VEHICLES AND GET INTO A DITCH OR LOW
SPOT.


&&

LAT...LON 2771 8196 2773 8187 2809 8178 2796 8206

$$

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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
708 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

FLC061-097-232330-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-051023T2330Z/
OSCEOLA FL-INDIAN RIVER FL-
708 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR WESTERN
INDIAN RIVER AND SOUTHEASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES...

AT 704 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR YEEHAW JUNCTION...
MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

AT 705 PM EDT...IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY...THE
PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN VICINITY OF HIGHWAY
60...JUST EAST OF YEEHAW JUNCTION AND NORTH OF FORT DRUM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLUE
CYPRESS LAKE.

LAT...LON 2755 8094 2756 8074 2786 8072 2785 8098

$$

SEDLOCK