[MCD] SWOMCD

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ACUS11 KWNS 161820
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 161816 
GAZ000-FLZ000-ALZ000-162015-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2224
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0116 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN AL THROUGH GA AND THE FL PANHANDLE

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 828...829...

VALID 161816Z - 162015Z

THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHEST THREAT THROUGH 20Z IS EXPECTED WITH CONVECTIVE BANDS
DEVELOPING FROM THE CNTRL FL PANHANDLE NWD THROUGH GA.

THIS AFTERNOON THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN WAS LOCATED JUST S
OF TUSCALOOSA AL AND CONTINUES MOVING NWD. THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY
CONTINUES WITH RAINBANDS DEVELOPING E OF THE CENTER WITH THE MOST
INTENSE BAND EXTENDING FROM THE CNTRL FL PANHANDLE NWD INTO WRN GA.
ANOTHER BAND HAS DEVELOPED FROM NRN THROUGH E CNTRL GA AND IS
LIFTING NWD. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST WITH SUPERCELLS EMBEDDED WITHIN THESE BANDS OF CONVECTION
NEXT 2-3 HOURS. THE DENSE OVERCAST ASSOCIATED WITH IVAN CONTINUES TO
LIMIT HEATING. HOWEVER... THE LATEST WV IMAGERY SHOWS A ZONE OF
THINNER CLOUDS OVER THE FL PANHANDLE SPREADING NWD INTO SWRN GA.

..DIAL.. 09/16/2004

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...GSP...TBW...JAX...FFC...TAE...BMX...HUN...MOB...

29898596 31598546 31968641 33228659 34798566 34528312
32088307 31468249 29538289 30208398 29848472 

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