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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 11

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

355 AM CST Sat Jan 21 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and southern Alabama

  The western Florida Panhandle

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday morning from 355 AM until 1100 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A large complex of thunderstorms will spread

east-northeastward from Mississippi into Alabama through the morning

hours.  Embedded supercells will be possible with an associated risk

for a few tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 105 statute miles

north and south of a line from 50 miles north of Mobile AL to 25

miles southeast of Auburn AL. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 10...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Thompson

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