Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation Msg
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
397 WWUS20 KWNS 100652 SEL8 SPC WW 100652 ALZ000-FLZ000-CWZ000-101200- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 228 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 155 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Far Southern Alabama Florida Panhandle Coastal Waters * Effective this Friday morning from 155 AM until 700 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 80 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Well-organized clusters of storms will continue to move east-southeastward into the region overnight, the most robust storms posing a severe risk. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west of Mobile AL to 10 miles south southeast of Crestview FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 225...WW 226...WW 227... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28035. ...Guyer