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It deserves attention...

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 941

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1120 AM EST TUE OCT 28 2003



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



NORTHERN FLORIDA

SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

COASTAL WATERS



EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1120 AM UNTIL

500 PM EST.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE

OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA TO 55

MILES EAST OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.



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.









DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW OVER NERN GULF EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NERN

FL WHERE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOCATED. WITH VERY MOIST TROPICAL WARM

SECTOR AND FAVORABLE SHEAR WITH APPROACH OF UPPER TROUGH FROM THE

W...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF

SURFACE LOW...PARTICULARLY VICINITY OF FRONTAL ZONE THIS AFTERNOON.



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 500.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035

Sounds like some of us Floridians and some of the people in Georgia may have somethings to look out for.

I wonder if the watch will get extended further South into Central Florida later... :-?

Guess it's wait and see attitude..

I am in on the southwestern edge of this Tornado Watch.

I posted this Severe Weather Statement/Tornado Watch Statement in the thread Amanzi started.

Now extended to 10 pm.

It sure is extended to 10:00pm EST. I posted the new Tornado Watch in the other "Tornado Watch" thread.

I was actually just out of watch box that was in effect from 11:30am EST to 5:00pm EST.