WW 43 TORNADO FL GA CW 120830Z – 121600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 43 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 330 AM EST Sat Mar 12 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central and northern Florida Southeastern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Saturday morning from 330 AM until 1100 AM EST. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...An existing area of thunderstorms over northwestern FL and southern GA may contain isolated/embedded supercells in the near term. This activity is expected to reorient and reorganize, with a line of strong-severe thunderstorms developing over the Gulf and northwestern FL. The resulting convective system should sweep eastward into and across much of the watch area by mid/late morning, offering damaging wind and the threat of a few tornadoes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles south southeast of Saint Petersburg FL to 30 miles north northwest of Brunswick GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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 42... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25035. ...Edwards
