WW 133 TORNADO AL FL GA CW 131040Z – 131800Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 133 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 540 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southeast Alabama Florida Panhandle Southwest Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 540 AM until 100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms will gradually move northward from the Gulf of Mexico into the Florida Panhandle and parts of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia. A couple of tornadoes are possible with the more intense supercell thunderstorms. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of Crestview FL to 20 miles east of Tallahassee FL. 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. && 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 400. Mean storm motion vector 14535. ...Smith
