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Tornado Watch 10
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Very Low

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   SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 10
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   150 AM CST Thu Feb 18 2021

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Extreme southeastern Alabama
     Florida Panhandle
     Southwestern Georgia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday morning from 150 AM until 800 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A severe-thunderstorm threat, including damaging gusts and
   a couple tornadoes possible, will spread inland across the watch
   area near and south of a warm front, through early morning.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
   either side of a line from 25 miles southwest of Panama City FL to
   50 miles north of Tallahassee FL. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
   storm motion vector 23030.

   ...Edwards
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