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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 103

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1225 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest Alabama

  The western Florida Panhandle

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM

  until 800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Clusters/bands of storms in Mississippi will spread

eastward through the afternoon/evening across southwest Alabama and

the western Florida Panhandle.  The storm environment will become

sufficient for a couple of tornadoes with embedded supercells or

circulations in line segments, as well as a few damaging gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles northeast of Mobile AL to 40

miles south of Mobile AL. 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 102...



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 25035.



...Thompson

