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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 14

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

710 AM EST Sun Feb 4 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Florida Peninsula and the Keys

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 710 AM until

  200 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A complex of strong-severe thunderstorms is expected to

sweep eastward across mainland southern FL and the Keys through

early afternoon, with damaging gusts and a couple tornadoes

possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

either side of a line from 55 miles northwest of Miami FL to 20

miles west southwest of Key West FL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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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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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 27035.



...Edwards