Winter Storm Draco ends record snowless streaks across Midwest
Winter Storm Draco is powering up over the Upper Midwest, and is poised to bring a resounding end to the record-length snowless streaks a number of U.S. cities have notched this year. Blizzard warnings are posted over portions of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and snowfall amounts of up to a foot are expected in some of the affected regions. While the heavy snow will create dangerous travel conditions, the .5" - 1.5" of melted water equivalent from the the storm will provide welcome moisture for drought-parched areas of the Midwest. Though much of the moisture will stay locked up as snow for the rest of the year, runoff from the storm may help keep Lake Michigan and Huron from setting an all-time record low for the month of December, and may also keep the Mississippi River at St. Louis above the -5' stage though the end of December. If the river falls below -5', barge traffic on the Mississippi may be forced to halt, costing billions of dollars. The Army Corps of Engineers is blasting away rocks on the river bottom south of St. Louis and releasing water from Carlyle Lake in Southern Illinois this week, in order to keep the Mississippi River high enough to allow barge traffic to negotiate the near-record low water levels. Several gauges on the Mississippi have set all-time record lows this year: the New Madrid, Missouri gauge on August 30, 2012 and the Tiptonville, Tennessee gauge on September 2. Records at the Tiptonville gauge go back to at least 1879.
Figure 1. Predicted precipitation totals fopr the 3-day period ending on December 22. Approximately 0.5 - 1.5" of melted water equivalent from Winter Storm Draco is expected over much of the drought-stricken Midwest. Image credit: NOAA/HPC.
Figure 2. Average water levels on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are near their lowest December levels ever recorded, preliminary data from NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory indicate.
Record snowless streaks coming to end because of Winter Storm Draco
The U.S. has had its warmest and 12th driest year on record, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. It should be no surprise, then, that a number of major cities have set records for their longest period without snow. Most of these streaks have come to and end (or will do so in the next day or two) because of Winter Storm Draco:
MIlwaukee, Wisconsin's record streak without measurable snow ended December 18 with 0.5" of snow; the streak was 288 consecutive days, bookended by measurable snowfall on March 5 and Dec. 18. Milwaukee is likely to get an additional 4 - 6" of snow from Draco.
Omaha, Nebraska's record streak without measurable snow ended December 16 with 0.6" of snow; the streak was 295 consecutive days, bookended by measurable snowfall on Feb. 24 and Dec. 16. Omaha is likely to get 6 - 9" of total snow before the current storm winds down. Record latest first snow of the season: December 26, 1888.
Chicago, Illinois' new record snowless streak continues at 289 consecutive days as of Tuesday. The last measurable snow there was March 4. Previous record: 280 consecutive days between the measurable snowfalls of March 1, 1994 and December 5, 1994. Chicago has also broken its record for latest snowfall in the season, previously set on December 16, 1965. These streaks will likely end on Thursday, when 1 - 4" of snow are expected.
Rockford, Illinois' new record snowless streak continues at 289 consecutive days as of Tuesday, but this streak will likely end on Thursday, when 3 - 6" of snow are expected. The last measurable snow in Rockford was March 4. Previous record: 286 consecutive days between the measurable snowfalls of March 3, 1922 and December 13, 1922. Record latest first snow of the season: January 7, 1940.
Lincoln, Nebraska's new record snowless streak continues at 308 consecutive days as of Tuesday. This streak will likely end Wednesday or Thursday, as 6 -8" of snow are expected. The last measurable snow there was Feb. 13. Previous record: 295 consecutive days between the measurable snowfalls of Feb. 6 and Nov. 28, 2004. Record latest first snow of the season: December 31, 2006.
Syracuse, NY is often the snowiest major city in the contiguous U.S. This year, Syracuse has not yet had a 1" snowfall--the second latest such streak. The 3.0" that has fallen is over 28" below what Syracuse usually gets by this time of the season. The latest in the season that the first 1" snow has come to Syracuse occurred on December 22, 1998 (the previous warmest year on record in the U.S.) With the forecast calling for lake effect snows on the 22nd, Syracuse may just miss setting its mark for latest 1" snowfall of the season.
Jeff Masters
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
814 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 900 AM CST
* AT 810 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRISCO CITY...OR 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MEGARGEL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
A SECOND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MEXIA AND WAS ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PETERMAN... MONROEVILLE... MEGARGEL...
FRISCO CITY... EXCEL... BEATRICE...
REPTON... I65 AND CR 29... I65 AND AL 83...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 105.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
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SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
THanks again Aussie for keeping us up to date!
Your welcome. I'm off to bed since the tornado threat has died down a bit. Catch ya's all in the morning.
ALC053-FLC033-091-113-201530-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
827 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 824 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ENSLEY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FLORIDATOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... WHITING FIELD...
ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER... PEA RIDGE...
MULAT... FLORIDATOWN... PACE...
MILTON...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 47.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
&&
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
734 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN ON DONALD ST BETWEEN BETTER ST AND
CARLETON AVE. DONALD ST BLOCKED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LOWES NEAR DAUPHIN ST AND SAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAUPHIN ST, SPRINGHILL AVE, OLD SHELL RDS ALL CLOSED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERE DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES ON UNION AND
SPRINGHILL AVE. BP GAS STATION ROOF CAVED IN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO TWO BANKS ON SPRINGHILL AVE.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO MERCY MEDICAL AND NATHAN FURNITURE. NATHANS
FURNITURE TRUCK FLIPPED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO WESTERN AMERICA ON AIRPORT BLVD. WESTERN
AMERICA MISSING SIDE OF BUILDING.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN FROM FILLINGIM TO MOBILE ST.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON HOSFELT LN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
I-65 SERVICE RD AND DAUPHIN ST. CLOSED AT MOTEL 6. DAMAGE
TO MOTEL 6.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS IN ROAD AND DAMAGE TO KRYSTAL ON DAUPHIN ST.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO SHOPPING CENTER NEAR I-65E SERVICE RD.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT PNC BANK AND OCHARLEYS ON AIRPORT
BLVD.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GAS LEAK AT DAUPHIN ST AND SAGE AVE.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MOBILE AIRPORT 30.68N 88.24W
12/20/2012 MOBILE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT ORLEANS ST AND VERDUN AVE.
Yay! Also the potential for an ice storm is growing on Christmas as well, could see precipitation overrunning a cold airmass that is being dammed up against the Appalachians.
Well that was a fun t 'storm that just blew through here..
Tornado Watch until 12 noon..
Looks like more coming in off the Gulf..
I have my happy place ready if need be..
Hope no one was caught off guard in the wee hours..
I lost power until about 30 mins ago..
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
841 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
WEST CENTRAL OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
* UNTIL 945 AM CST
* AT 837 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND
LIKELY PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF
WARRINGTON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERDIDO BEACH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... MIDWAY...
WOODLAWN BEACH... WHITING FIELD... TIGER POINT...
ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER... PEA RIDGE...
MULAT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
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Thanks Largo and will do..
Mom gets over-excited and I have to keep a calm and level head so as to not put us at an un-necessary risk..
God love her..
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
851 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
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ESCAMBIA AL-OKALOOSA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
851 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANTA ROSA...NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND EASTERN ESCAMBIA
COUNTIES...
AT 847 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST BREWTON...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WHITFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
US 29 AND CR 43...
1 KM Visible Satellite for Alabama
1 KM Visible Satellite for Louisiana
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND
EASTERN GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWESTERN
CONECUH...WESTERN ESCAMBIA...SOUTHERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...NORTHERN BALDWIN AND MOBILE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 1030 AM CST...
AT 851 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF CHATOM TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF
LUCEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WEST MOBILE... MIDTOWN MOBILE...
DOWNTOWN MOBILE... MOWA CHOCTAW RESERVATION...
MOVICO... POARCH CREEK RESERVATION...
TILLMANS CORNER... SEMMES... SATSUMA...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND
51. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 83.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
I am working West of Tallahassee in Quincy today so will let Yall know later how we fare in the afternoon.....Might be ugly cause the Sun is out right now in the Big Bend as daytime heating gets in gear for the afternoon.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND MOVE
THROUGH THE FLORIDA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. A BAND OF SHOWERS IS
EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARDS THROUGH THE
REGION. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE I-4 CORRIDOR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT
AS THE FRONT ENTERS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND STRONGER SHOWERS AND STORMS
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AS THEY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST-
NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.
.MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT...
A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WILL ACCOMPANY A FRONT AS IT
MOVES SOUTHWARDS THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. STRONGER
SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AS THEY
MOVE OFF TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS.
.WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE STATE. WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING AND THEN NORTHWEST
BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY CROSSES THE REGION.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WATERS
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD LATE TONIGHT TO 6 TO 10 FEET
OFFSHORE OVER THE GULF STREAM. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE WATERS OFFSHORE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BEHIND A FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL BUILD SEAS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE
OFFSHORE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE
SEASON WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES INTO THE
WEEKEND RANGING FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA. BREEZY WINDS OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL
BRING BELOW FREEZING WIND CHILL VALUES.
Link
Pensacola is currently under 3 seperate tornado warnings!
Mobile County Emergency Management Agency Director Ronnie Adair tells The Associated Press that the storm struck around or shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday.
Adair said there are several buildings in the Mobile area with roof damage after high winds peeled them off buildings. He said there were no immediate reports of any major injuries.
Adair said that some parked vehicles such as delivery trucks were overturned.
He said it wasn't known whether the damage was caused by a tornado, and that would be assessed later during daylight hours.
A tornado watch, scheduled to be in effect until noon Thursday, covered 28 Alabama counties
I'm in p'cola and what I've seen so far is t'storms with lift coming off the gulf..that will make spinners very likely with the transition from water to land..
Probably been some water spouts but not certain yet..
I figured as much watching the low level fog clearing out this am...........Not "dissipating" but flowing rapidly to the NE like a low level storm circulation.......... :)
I'll never forget the video of Reed Timmer having the window of his car explode in his face. Good thing that was tempered glass!
Newly discovered Methane gas seeps off U.S. Coast
Methane Seeps are up-wind and up-current from the hot spots.
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...NORTHWESTERN OKALOOSA AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTIES...
AT 910 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND LIKELY
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILTON...OR 11
MILES WEST OF BAKER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... WHITING FIELD...
ROEVILLE... POINT BAKER... PEA RIDGE...
MULAT... FLORIDATOWN... PACE...
MILTON...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 47.
Wisconsin seems to be holding its own so far as according to their DOT. Source DOT
9:06 a.m. CST Thursday: Non-thunderstorm winds have downed utility lines near Bartlett, Tenn.
9:05 a.m. CST Thursday: A waterspout was observed just off of Long Beach, Miss.
9:00 a.m. CST Thursday: According to Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski, There were two lines of severe thunderstorms marching across Alabama and the north-central Gulf Coast area. A couple of the storms near the Gulf Coast were producing slight rotation signatures, but no tornadoes have been confirmed."
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-t hunderstorms-unleash-ove/2935194
Thanks Largo..we have the guest bath directly in the middle of the house so thats ground zero..
Weather radio cranked up,TV on,and I live near the local fire dept. so I should have as much warning as possible
No it isn't! Thank you Skypony for that graphic. You folks arguing over AGW would be better spending your time on evaluating the effects of continued Arctic melting. Fast Arctic melt has been the trigger for drastic change forever. Changes are occurring. Long range forecasts should be a hot topic, rather than futile arguments and one-upsmanship. Lets talk about the unusually cold winter (again) in Russia...the storms in Europe and Britain. Anything that furthers understanding of what is occurring. Thanks for all the input that does occur here!!
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND
MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY THIS AFTERNOON.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR
THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC AND NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. A GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SANDY POINT TO SMITH POINT AND THE
LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC SOUTH OF COBB ISLAND OVERNIGHT.
PROLONGED SOUTH OR SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ELEVATED
TIDAL VALUES TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS
FRIDAY MAY REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...AND WIND GUSTS SATURDAY COULD
REACH 50 TO 60 MPH.
GALE FORCE WINDS WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY.
ELEVATED TIDAL LEVELS MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 923 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESTVIEW...OR 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF BAKER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HORN HILL... LAUREL HILL... SANFORD...
OPP... ONYCHA... LOCKHART...
LIBERTYVILLE... FLORALA... CAROLINA...
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
920 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
TORNADO WATCH 690 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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BAY CALHOUN FRANKLIN
GADSDEN GULF HOLMES
JACKSON LEON LIBERTY
WAKULLA WALTON WASHINGTON
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