WW 82 TORNADO AL FL MS CW 302335Z – 310900Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 82
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
635 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Southeast Mississippi
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 635 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Bands of well-organized fast-moving storms, along with the
possibility of semi-discrete supercells, will continue to develop
east-northeastward across the region during the evening into the
overnight. An increasingly moist air mass, with near 70F surface
dewpoints near the coast early this evening, will continue to
develop northward ahead of these storms. A very strong low-level
jet, with winds 1-2 kilometers above ground around 55-65 kt, will
support the possibility of tornadoes aside from widespread damaging
winds. Conditions will support the potential for a few
strong/potentially intense tornadoes into the overnight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Gulfport
MS to 45 miles north northeast of Crestview FL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 76...WW 77...WW 78...WW
79...WW 80...WW 81...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Guyer
