NihonTiger90
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Weather is already shaping up to look bad, so thought a thread would be prudent BEFORE the storms start hitting this afternoon.
CURRENT TORNADO WATCHES:
Tornado warnings right now across extreme northern Alabama and central Tennessee, moving into eastern Tennessee. Anyone in that Illinois/Missouri/Kentucky/Indiana tornado watch needs to be on guard today because things can get bad real quick.
Remember: if a storm's coming your way, don't try to be a GAF Hero and get pictures.
CURRENT TORNADO WATCHES:
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 56
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
930 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 930 AM UNTIL 300
PM CST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 57
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 955 AM UNTIL 600
PM CST.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO 25 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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.
Tornado warnings right now across extreme northern Alabama and central Tennessee, moving into eastern Tennessee. Anyone in that Illinois/Missouri/Kentucky/Indiana tornado watch needs to be on guard today because things can get bad real quick.
The Weather Channel's TOR:CON index
Friday March 2
AL north - 7
AL central night - 4
AR northeast - 3
GA north night - 3
IL south - 4
IN south - 5
KY central - 9
KY west - 5
KY east - 6
LA north - 3
LA central, southeast night - 3
MO southeast - 3 to 4
MS north - 7
MS central night - 3
NC west night - 3
OH - 3
Southern OH - 4
TN north-central - 9
TN west - 4
TN east - 6
TN south-central - 6
WV west - 4
Other areas - less than 2
TOR:CON Value Descriptions
8:High probability of a tornado
6:Moderate possibility of a tornado
4:Low chance of a tornado nearby, but hail and/or strong wind gusts possible
2:Very low chance of a tornado, but hail and/or strong wind gusts possible
0:Near-zero chance of a tornado or a severe thunderstorm
Remember: if a storm's coming your way, don't try to be a GAF Hero and get pictures.