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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 56

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

255 PM CDT Sun Apr 22 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Alabama

  Florida Panhandle

  Southwest Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered showers and thunderstorms will overspread the

watch area this afternoon, with a few of the storms becoming severe

with isolated tornadoes and damaging wind gusts possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 50 miles northeast of Troy AL to 70

miles southwest of Panama City FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 20035.



...Hart

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