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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 285

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

935 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Alabama

  Florida Panhandle

  Southwest Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 935 AM until

  700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms associated with Tropical Storm

Claudette will pose a risk of brief tornadoes and damaging winds

through the afternoon across the watch area.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles east of Auburn AL to 45 miles

southwest of Panama City 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 284...



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

surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 18035.



...Hart

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