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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 10

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

150 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Extreme southeastern Alabama

  Florida Panhandle

  Southwestern Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday morning from 150 AM until 800 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A severe-thunderstorm threat, including damaging gusts and

a couple tornadoes possible, will spread inland across the watch

area near and south of a warm front, through early morning.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

either side of a line from 25 miles southwest of Panama City FL to

50 miles north of Tallahassee FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Edwards

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