TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 126
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
315 PM CDT THU APR 29 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
FAR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 315 PM UNTIL
900 PM 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 ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 35
MILES NORTHWEST OF BOOTHVILLE LOUISIANA.
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 124...WW 125...
DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF INTENSE CONVECTION OVER SOUTHEAST
LA/SOUTHERN MS/SOUTHWEST AL WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR SEVERAL MORE
HOURS. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE/INSTABILITY...COUPLED WITH
SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR FOR SUPERCELLS...WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE EVENING.
RELATIVELY COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL ALSO SUPPORT A RISK OF HAIL
IN STRONGEST CELLS.
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 24035.
