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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 34

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

640 AM EST Sat Mar 9 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Central and eastern Florida Panhandle

  Southern Georgia

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 640 AM until

  200 PM EST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of strong to occasionally severe thunderstorms will

shift eastward across the watch area through midday, in a

destabilizing environment, while embedded cells pose a threat for

damaging to severe gusts and a few tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

either side of a line from 5 miles south of Panama City FL to 5

miles northeast of Savannah GA. 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 33. Watch number 33 will not be in effect after 640

AM EST. 



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Edwards