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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 11

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

845 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Florida Panhandle

  Southern Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 845 AM until

  400 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to intensify today with some of

the stronger storms potentially capable of an isolated risk for

damaging gusts and possibly a couple of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 75 miles northeast of Albany GA to 30

miles south southwest of Apalachicola FL. 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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 23030.



...Smith/Edwards

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