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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 16

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Alabama

  Florida Panhandle

  Southwest Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  900 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over southern Alabama will

continue to track eastward this afternoon and evening across the

watch area.  Locally gusty/damaging wind gusts are possible with

these storms, along with a risk of isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Dothan AL

to 40 miles west southwest of Apalachicola 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 13...WW 14...WW 15...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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