WW 104 TORNADO FL GA CW 111130Z – 111900Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 104
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
730 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
North and Central Florida
Southern Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 730 AM until
300 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…A pre-frontal broken band of storms will gradually shift
east across the watch area through the morning and into the early
afternoon. A few supercells and line segments will probably pose
some risk for a few tornadoes and damaging gusts.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Brunswick GA
to 20 miles south southwest of Saint Petersburg 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.
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AVIATION…Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
…Smith