Tuesday, September 15, 2020

SPC Tornado Watch 489

WW 489 TORNADO AL FL CW 151140Z - 152300Z
WW 0489 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 489
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
640 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 640 AM until
  600 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...The tornado threat with Hurricane Sally will increase in
immediate coastal areas through the remainder of the morning.  The
threat then should shift gradually northward/inland this afternoon,
as Sally's center very slowly approaches landfall, based on the
National Hurricane Center forecast.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
north and south of a line from 5 miles south of Mobile AL to 45
miles east of Panama City FL. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 12045.

...Edwards

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0489.html

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