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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 75

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

250 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  SOUTHERN GEORGIA



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 250 PM UNTIL

  900 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT

PARTS OF SOUTH GA AND THE FL PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY

EVENING.  THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL POSE A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING

WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA

CITY FLORIDA TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF VIDALIA GEORGIA.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 74...



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 25030.





...HART

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