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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 5

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

420 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  North Central Florida

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 420 PM until Midnight

  EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing off the west coast of

Florida, as well as isolated storms forming over the central

peninsula.  All of these storms pose a risk of intensifying to

severe levels, capable of damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles south southwest of Cross

City FL to 35 miles east northeast of Daytona Beach FL. 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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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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Hart

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