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RAH Saturday afternoon AFD...

 

STILL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PROBABILITY OF STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS MON AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WITH A FEW
SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE. WE'LL BE FULLY IN THE WARM SECTOR WITH WARM
MOIST AIR NEAR THE GROUND AND A GOOD PUNCH OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR
COMING IN FROM THE SW. LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE SHOWING A LITTLE BETTER
INSTABILITY THAN YESTERDAY'S RUNS FOR MON AFTERNOON... WITH MUCAPE
OF 1000-2000 J/KG ON THE GFS AND 1500-3000 J/KG ON THE NAM... AND
SREF MEAN MLCAPE VALUES PEAKING AT 1200-1500 J/KG... ALTHOUGH THE
DEEP LAYER SHEAR STILL LOOKS MARGINAL AT AROUND 30 KTS. NAM/GFS BUFR
SOUNDINGS SHOW A WEAK CAP LOCATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 KM AGL IN THE
MORNING... BREAKING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON... AND ONCE IT DOES...
CONVECTION SHOULD DEVELOP AND BECOME VIGOROUS QUICKLY WITH BROAD AND
DEEP CAPE IN THE MID-UPPER LEVELS. DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL
BE PRESENT AS WELL WITH STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE IN THE LEFT EXIT
REGION OF A 140 KT SUBTROPICAL JET... AND A SHOT OF MID LEVEL DPVA
AS THE TROUGH AXIS ROTATES UP THROUGH THE AREA. WILL MAINTAIN A
MENTION IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK OF DAMAGING WIND AS THE
PRIMARY THREAT GIVEN THE ABUNDANCE OF DRY AIR 700-300 MB... HOWEVER
THE EXPECTED CAPE IN THE -10C TO -30C LAYER APPEARS SUFFICIENT TO
SUPPORT LARGE HAIL IF WE CAN GET ENOUGH MOISTURE ALOFT. THICKNESSES
ARE PROJECTED TO START THE DAY AROUND 20 M ABOVE NORMAL... SO HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S (NW TO SE) LOOK ATTAINABLE WITHIN GOOD
WARM AIR ADVECTION. WILL TREND OUT SHOWERS/STORMS IN THE MID-LATE
EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST... WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED LATE
OVERNIGHT. LOWS FROM THE LOWER 50S NW TO AROUND 60 SE.

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Although CAPE is nothing special (750 to 1000), shear is slightly impressive for severe storms in Upstate South Carolina tomorrow. 0-3km helicity should be around 300-400 near GSP areas with 0-1 EHI km between 1 to 2. It's enough for me to make a hour drive to GSP area to see if I can luck out, especially if sun ends up shining longer than expected.

 

Here's sounding just east of GSP for 5 pm Sunday:

 

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Let's see if Monday actually produces this time. The last time there was a lot of talk of severe storms here we didn't get anything.

What talk?Its only a slight risk. Its not like its an enhanced or moderate risk.

You know its not going to produce because I'm included in the "slight risk".

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What talk?Its only a slight risk. Its not like its an enhanced or moderate risk.

You know its not going to produce because I'm included in the "slight risk".

 

Don't be surprised we get a boost to enhanced risk if morning storms get out of way quickly for cells in afternoon.

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Sounds like a good play Blue.  I am also thinking I will head down somewhere that way as the dynamics setup this afternoon.  6z 4km NAM had a very impressive cell maxing out 0-3000km helicity over Cleveland Co., NC later tonight with cape 1000+j/kg.  That is enough to possibly produce so I am interested to see how this plays out across N GA/SC/& parts of NC today/tonight.

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Tornado Watch just issued for some of you guys areas.

 

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 78
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
755 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ALABAMA
FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHWESTERN THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 755 AM UNTIL
300 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS AND SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...BRINGING A RISK OF DAMAGING
WIND...A FEW TORNADOES...AND ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL. SEE SPC
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 374 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.

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There is strong low level rotatation cuplet near Lithia Springs, GA, Sweetwater State Park, and Six Flags Over Georgia.  It's headed towards Austell and Mableton in South Cobb County, GA.  It's associated with the SVR T'Storm Warning for Douglas and Cobb counties.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

854 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

 

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...

 

* UNTIL 930 AM CDT

    

* AT 853 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO OVER

  ABBEVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30

  MPH.

 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  ABBEVILLE...SHORTERVILLE...WILLIS CROSSROADS...MURPHY STATION...

  DOUBLE BRIDGES...SCREAMER...COATES...THOMAS MILL CREEK...OTHO...

  ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL A/P AND WALTER F. GEORGE LOCK AND DAM

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NAM still got several solid cells popping up over Upstate SC later this afternoon, but HRRR got a lot of precipitation spreading over the area that will make things difficult to see even if we do get couple of brief tornadoes (like Alabama did this morning). I might not go chasing after all because of this.

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Does it look like this is turning out to be a bigger deal today than previously thought?

 

Depends. Sometimes what happens when there's a big mass of morning storms is that it shuts the moisture return out of the Gulf down and lowers the afternoon potential.

 

That, or it can have the exact opposite effect if it fails to shut down the Gulf. 4/27/11 is a good example.

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Depends. Sometimes what happens when there's a big mass of morning storms is that it shuts the moisture return out of the Gulf down and lowers the afternoon potential.

That, or it can have the exact opposite effect if it fails to shut down the Gulf. 4/27/11 is a good example.

Yeah, have seen plenty of times here where early storms just makes things more humid and unstable for later in the afternoon when the sun comes out and stirs things up again.

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