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ACUS11 KWNS 070253
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 070253 
GAZ000-ALZ000-070500-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1682
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0953 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN AL/GA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 614...

VALID 070253Z - 070500Z

...TORNADO THREAT PERSISTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS ERN PORTIONS OF WW 614
SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS NEAR RANDOLPH
COUNTY...

LATEST RADAR IMAGERY FROM ATLANTA INDICATES SEVERAL VERY STRONG LONG
LIVED ROTATIONAL SIGNATURES NOTED IN SRM VELOCITY DATA. AS OF
0245...THERE WERE SEVERAL MESOCYCLONES NOTED IN DATA FROM BUTTS
COUNTY NWD THROUGH ROCKDALE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE 00Z ATLANTA
SOUNDING WAS NOT AVAILABLE...BIRMINGHAM SOUNDING HAD AROUND 60 KT
NELY FLOW OBSERVED AT ABOUT 500 M AGL AND VAD WIND DATA FROM LOCAL
RADARS SUGGEST STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GOOD
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR OBSERVED AT MACON. GREATEST SHORT TERM THREAT FOR
TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED BETWEEN I-85 AND I-75. 

WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AND IF STORMS CONTINUE TO MAKE
EWD PROGRESS...ANOTHER WATCH MAY BE NEEDED.

..TAYLOR.. 07/07/2005

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

ATTN...WFO...FFC...BMX...

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