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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 78

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

755 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN ALABAMA

  FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  SOUTHWESTERN THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 755 AM UNTIL

  300 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND

INTENSITY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS AND SPREAD

NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...BRINGING A RISK OF DAMAGING

WIND...A FEW TORNADOES...AND ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL.  SEE SPC

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 374 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA

CITY FLORIDA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



&&



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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...EDWARDS

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848 

WWUS20 KWNS 191153

SEL8

SPC WW 191153

ALZ000-FLZ000-GAZ000-CWZ000-191900-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 78

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

755 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN ALABAMA

  FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  SOUTHWESTERN THROUGH CENTRAL GEORGIA

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 755 AM UNTIL

  300 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND

INTENSITY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS AND SPREAD

NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...BRINGING A RISK OF DAMAGING

WIND...A FEW TORNADOES...AND ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL.  SEE SPC

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 374 FOR INITIAL METEOROLOGICAL DETAILS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA

CITY FLORIDA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



&&



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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.





...EDWARDS

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