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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.



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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

