WW 24 TORNADO FL GA CW 121500Z – 122000Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 24
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1000 AM EST Mon Feb 12 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Florida Panhandle
Extreme southwest Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 1000 AM until
300 PM EST.
* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
SUMMARY…A band of storms with some embedded bowing/rotating
structures will pose the threat for isolated damaging winds near 60
mph and a tornado or two for the next few hours.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Moultrie GA
to 25 miles south southeast of Apalachicola 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 22…
AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.
…Thompson
