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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 141

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

245 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Florida Panhandle

  Southern Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of fast-moving thunderstorms over the western

Florida panhandle will track eastward across the watch area this

afternoon and evening. Damaging winds appear to be the main threat,

but the potential for an isolated tornado or two remains in the most

intense cells.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Panama City FL to 40

miles south of Valdosta 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 140...



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 26035.



...Hart

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