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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 706

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 PM EST Sun Dec 22 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  South Florida including the Keys

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 845 PM

  until 500 AM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of rotating thunderstorms off the southwest

coast of Florida will track slowly eastward late this evening and

overnight, affecting the watch area.  The strongest cells will pose

a risk of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of Key West FL to

45 miles southeast of West Palm Beach FL. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU6).



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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 22025.



...Hart

