WW 589 TORNADO AL FL GA CW 142355Z – 150700Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 589
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Wed Dec 14 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Southwest Georgia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 655 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes
possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...Tornado potential is expected to increase across the
region as bands of semi-discrete/cluster supercells move
east-northeastward into the region, while additional storms develop
within the increasingly moist warm sector and near the
northwest/southeast-oriented warm front. Strengthening
deep-layer/low-level winds will support tornado potential, including
the possibility of strong/intense tornadoes (EF2+).
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 5 miles north northwest of Montgomery
AL to 30 miles southwest of Panama City FL. 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 588...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 22035.
...Guyer
