WW 85 TORNADO FL GA SC CW 030950Z – 031700Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 85
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Florida Panhandle
Southern Georgia
Southern South Carolina
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 550 AM
until 100 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Several broken bands of thunderstorms will continue to
move generally west to east across the Watch area this morning.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms embedded within the larger
thunderstorm clusters will pose a risk for damaging gusts and
possibly a couple of tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Savannah GA
to 35 miles east southeast of Apalachicola FL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 83…WW 84…
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 25040.
…Smith
