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Tornado Watch 11
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WW0011 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL1
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 11
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   620 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
          WESTERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE
          SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY EVENING FROM 620 PM UNTIL 1100 PM CST.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOTHAN
   ALABAMA TO 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   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.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 10...
   
   DISCUSSION...SRN AL/FAR WRN FL PANHANDLE SQLN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE E
   AT 40+ KTS...WHILE INDIVIDUAL STORMS/LEWPS MOVE NNE ALONG IT AT A
   SOMEWHAT GREATER SPEED.  AHEAD OF THE SQLN...MORE ISOLD STORMS HAVE
   FORMED ALONG A CONFLUENCE AXIS EXTENDING FROM SE AL SSW INTO THE
   GULF OF MEXICO /REF MCD 75/.  WHILE SFC-BASED INSTABILITY WILL
   REMAIN WEAK...KEVX VWP APPEARS FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINED
   SUPERCELLS...GIVEN EXISTING STORMS.  COUPLED WITH GLANCING INFLUENCE
   OF INTENSE MS VLY UPR VORT...SETUP MAY SUPPORT A CONTINUED RISK FOR
   ISOLD TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DMGG WIND GUSTS.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23045.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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