WW 174 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 271535Z – 272300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 174 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1135 AM EDT Thu Apr 27 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Alabama Florida Panhandle Southwest Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1135 AM until 700 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to move from west to east across the northeast Gulf Coast region through the afternoon. A few supercell thunderstorms are possible with large hail and damaging gusts the primary threats. A band of thunderstorms is forecast to eventually push east through the area this afternoon with an accompanying risk for severe. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Panama City FL to 40 miles north of Cross City FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 173... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24030. ...Smith
