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Tornado Watch 544
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WW0544 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Very Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
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   SEL4

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 544
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   855 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     South Florida
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 855 AM until
     500 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible

   SUMMARY...Hurricane Ian will continue to move north-northeastward
   and likely further intensify as per the National Hurricane Center. A
   very moist airmass and strengthening low-level shear will support an
   increasing tornado potential from the Florida Keys across the
   southern Peninsula through the afternoon.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Key West
   FL to 20 miles east southeast of Miami FL. For a complete depiction
   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU4).

   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 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 14020.

   ...Guyer
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