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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 141
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Florida Panhandle
  Southern Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 245 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of fast-moving thunderstorms over the western
Florida panhandle will track eastward across the watch area this
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds appear to be the main threat,
but the potential for an isolated tornado or two remains in the most
intense cells.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Panama City FL to 40
miles south of Valdosta GA. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 140...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.

...Hart