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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 257

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1010 AM EDT Tue May 23 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  southeastern Alabama

  northern Florida

  southwestern and central Georgia



* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1010 AM until

  600 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...In the presence of strengthening wind fields,

thunderstorms now developing are expected to continue to intensify

and spread east northeastward through this afternoon, accompanied by

a risk for tornadoes, in addition to potentially damaging wind gusts

and some hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 60 miles west southwest of Dothan AL

to 100 miles northeast of Moultrie GA. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU7).



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Kerr

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