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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 21

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Alabama

  North Florida

  Central and Southern Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until

  800 PM EST.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...An outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes is expected to

unfold over the watch area this afternoon.  Storms currently over AL

and the FL panhandle will track rapidly northeastward, posing a risk

of long-track significant tornadoes and widespread damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 140 statute miles

north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of Troy AL to 30

miles south southeast of Vidalia GA. 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 20...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Hart

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