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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 531
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WW0531 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 531
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   340 PM EDT SUN JUN 28 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTH FLORIDA
          SOUTHERN GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL 900
   PM EDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHWEST
   OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE
   FLORIDA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 530...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY ACROSS
   SOUTHERN GA AND NORTHERN FL WITH OCCASIONAL SEVERE WIND GUSTS BEING
   REPORTED.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AND
   SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN FL.
   
   AVIATION...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 550. MEAN STORM MOTION
   VECTOR 32020.
   
   
   ...HART
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