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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0503 for Southeast Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Southwest Georgia, Coastal Waters
  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
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EXPIRED Tornado Watch #0503

Locations Affected

  • Southeast Alabama
  • Florida Panhandle
  • Southwest Georgia
  • Coastal Waters

    • Tornado Watch Summary

    Hurricane Zeta is tracking rapidly northeastward across central Alabama. Isolated small thunderstorms in the southeast quadrant of the system will pose a risk of a tornado or two overnight tonight across the watch area.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • A couple tornadoes possible
  • Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

    • Tornado Watch Details

    SEL3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 503
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1135 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Alabama
  Florida Panhandle
  Southwest Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1135
  PM until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Hurricane Zeta is tracking rapidly northeastward across
central Alabama.  Isolated small thunderstorms in the southeast
quadrant of the system will pose a risk of a tornado or two
overnight tonight across the watch area.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles south southwest of Panama City
FL to 10 miles north northeast of Columbus GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 502...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 20050.

...Hart

    National Risk Overview

    Friday, October 30
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: low
    WIND: low
    Saturday, October 31
    TORNADO: low
    HAIL: low
    WIND: low
    Sunday, November 1
    ANY SEVERE: low
    Monday, November 2
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Tuesday, November 3
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Wednesday, November 4
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Thursday, November 5
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain
    Friday, November 6
    ANY SEVERE: low / uncertain

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