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SPC Tornado Watch 685

SPC Tornado Watch 685

[html]WW 685 TORNADO FL GA CW 261445Z - 270200Z
     
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 685
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1045 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Northern Florida
  Southern Georgia
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1045 AM until
  1000 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Several tornadoes likely

SUMMARY...Rainbands associated with Hurricane Helene will continue
to move through this area throughout the day. Wind fields will
strengthen as the hurricane continues northward, with low-level
winds beco*ing increasingly favorable for tornadoes. These
conditions will result in a long-duration risk for tornadoes across
northern Florida and southern Georgia.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest of
Tallahassee FL to 60 miles north northeast of Gainesville FL. For a
co*plete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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...c*NTINUE...WW 683...WW 684...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 16035.

...Mosier


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Source: SPC Tornado Watch 685 (http://ht**://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0685.html)