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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 86

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1230 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Alabama

  Florida Panhandle

  Southwest Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Friday morning from 1230 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A mixed mode of storms are expected to increase overnight

and generally move northeastward across the region as overall

conditions become more favorable for severe thunderstorms. This

includes the potential for damaging winds along with tornadoes, one

or two of which could be strong.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles south southwest of Panama City

FL to 60 miles northeast of Troy AL. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 85...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Guyer

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