SPC Tornado Watch 8

SPC Tornado Watch 8

WW 8 TORNADO FL CW 100010Z – 100400Z

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 8
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
710 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and south Florida
Coastal Waters

* Effective this Tuesday evening from 710 PM until 1100 PM EST.

* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY…A squall line will persist for a few more hours while
moving southeastward from central into south Florida. The storm
environment will remain favorable for isolated damaging winds and
possibly a couple of tornadoes with embedded circulations.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles east southeast of Naples FL to
100 miles northeast of Fort Myers FL. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).

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 6…WW 7…

AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.

…Thompson

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