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Tornado Watch 668
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WW0668 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Very Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 668
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1010 PM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southwest Alabama
     Florida Panhandle
     Southeast Louisiana
     Southern Mississippi
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1010
     PM until 600 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible

   SUMMARY...A few transient small supercells within the convective
   bands of Francine will pose a risk for a couple of tornadoes tonight
   into the early morning across the Watch area.  This threat will
   gradually spread northward and inland tonight.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 55 miles northwest of Slidell LA to
   65 miles southeast of Crestview 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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 667...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 13020.

   ...Smith
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