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SPC Tornado Watch 559

WW 559 TORNADO AL FL MS CW 292045Z – 300300Z

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 559
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Alabama
  Far Western Florida Panhandle
  Far southeast Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible

SUMMARY...Offshore showers and thunderstorms should spread slowly
east this evening. A couple embedded circulations will be capable of
producing tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles north of Mobile AL to 65 miles
south southeast of Mobile AL. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 558...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 20020.

...Grams

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