WW 544 TORNADO FL CW 271255Z – 272100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 544 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 855 AM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of South Florida Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 855 AM until 500 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible SUMMARY...Hurricane Ian will continue to move north-northeastward and likely further intensify as per the National Hurricane Center. A very moist airmass and strengthening low-level shear will support an increasing tornado potential from the Florida Keys across the southern Peninsula through the afternoon. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles west northwest of Key West FL to 20 miles east southeast of Miami FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). 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 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 14020. ...Guyer
