WW 112 TORNADO AL FL MS CW 030955Z – 031600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 112 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 455 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southwest Alabama Western Florida Panhandle Southeast Mississippi Coastal Waters * Effective this Monday morning from 455 AM until 1100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Long-lived cluster has become surface-based and should persist along a northeast-advancing warm front this morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of Pine Belt MS to 10 miles northeast of Crestview FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29035. ...Grams