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SEL0 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 240 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 145 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northern Florida Far Southern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Tuesday morning from 145 AM until 800 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...A well-organized complex of storms over the northeast Gulf of Mexico will move into the Florida Panhandle and other parts of northern Florida, and eventually far southern Georgia, through the early morning hours. Severe/tornado potential is expected to increase as the atmosphere ahead of these storms further destabilizes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Panama City FL to 45 miles south of Valdosta GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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. && 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 26035. ...Guyer