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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 88
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1150 AM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Southeast Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Southwest Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1150 AM until
600 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A squall line will move into the Watch from the west and a
risk for scattered damaging gusts (55-65 mph) may accompany more
intense portions of the line.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles northwest of
Panama City FL to 25 miles south of Moultrie GA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 84...WW 85...WW 86...WW
87...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 88 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 311550Z - 312200Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
60NW PFN/PANAMA CITY FL/ - 25S MGR/MOULTRIE GA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM N/S /15E CEW - 31ENE TLH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 31998640 31888380 29568380 29678640
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 88 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 88
VALID 312030Z - 312140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 SSE AAF
TO 10 SSE TLH TO 30 NE MGR.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
GMZ735-755-312140-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 88
VALID 311935Z - 312040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW AAF
TO 30 W TLH TO 35 N TLH TO 10 SE ABY TO 40 SSW MCN.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC037-039-045-073-077-129-312040-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN GADSDEN GULF
LEON LIBERTY WAKULLA
$$
GAC071-131-275-277-287-321-312040-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLQUITT GRADY THOMAS
TIFT TURNER WORTH
$$
GMZ735-752-755-312040-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 88
VALID 311835Z - 311940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SW PFN TO
10 W PFN TO 15 WSW MAI TO 5 N MAI TO 25 ENE DHN TO 35 SSE CSG.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 327
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
FLC005-013-037-039-045-063-073-077-129-311940-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAY CALHOUN FRANKLIN
GADSDEN GULF JACKSON
LEON LIBERTY WAKULLA
$$
GAC007-037-071-087-095-099-131-177-201-205-243-253-273-275-277-
287-321-311940-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER CALHOUN COLQUITT
DECATUR DOUGHERTY EARLY
GRADY LEE MILLER
MITCHELL RANDOLPH SEMINOLE
TERRELL THOMAS TIFT
TURNER WORTH
$$
GMZ735-751-752-755-311940-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH
OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 88
VALID 311730Z - 311840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 S CEW TO
25 ESE CEW TO 25 SW DHN TO 35 ENE TOI.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC045-061-067-069-311840-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALE GENEVA HENRY
HOUSTON
$$
FLC005-013-037-039-045-059-063-073-077-129-133-311840-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAY CALHOUN FRANKLIN
GADSDEN GULF HOLMES
JACKSON LEON LIBERTY
WAKULLA WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-037-061-071-087-095-099-131-177-201-205-239-243-253-273-
275-277-287-321-311840-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER CALHOUN CLAY
COLQUITT DECATUR DOUGHERTY
EARLY GRADY LEE
MILLER MITCHELL QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SEMINOLE TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TURNER
WORTH
$$
GMZ735-751-752-755-311840-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH
OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 88
VALID 311635Z - 311740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N CEW TO
25 NE TOI.
..WENDT..03/31/25
ATTN...WFO...TAE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 88
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC031-045-061-067-069-311740-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COFFEE DALE GENEVA
HENRY HOUSTON
$$
FLC005-013-037-039-045-059-063-073-077-129-131-133-311740-
FL
. FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAY CALHOUN FRANKLIN
GADSDEN GULF HOLMES
JACKSON LEON LIBERTY
WAKULLA WALTON WASHINGTON
$$
GAC007-037-061-071-087-095-099-131-177-201-205-239-243-253-273-
275-277-287-321-311740-
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAKER CALHOUN CLAY
COLQUITT DECATUR DOUGHERTY
EARLY GRADY LEE
MILLER MITCHELL QUITMAN
RANDOLPH SEMINOLE TERRELL
THOMAS TIFT TURNER
WORTH
$$
GMZ735-751-752-755-311740-
CW
. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE
ST. ANDREWS BAY WATERWAYS
COASTAL WATERS FROM OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY LINE TO MEXICO BEACH
OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (5%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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