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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 427

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 PM EST Mon Nov 12 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Alabama

  Western Florida Panhandle

  Southeast Louisiana

  Southern Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM until

  800 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to affect the watch area

through the afternoon and early evening.  The strongest cells will

be capable of locally damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 10 miles south southeast of Marianna

FL to 35 miles south southwest of New Orleans LA. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 426...



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 24035.



...Hart

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