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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 497

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

705 PM CDT Sat Oct 7 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Alabama

  Western Florida Panhandle

  Southeast Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 705 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...As the center of Hurricane Nate moves northward, shear

profiles and the risk of isolated tornadoes will increase across the

watch area.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Mobile AL to 10

miles southeast of Crestview FL. 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 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

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

storm motion vector 15035.



...Hart

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