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SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 668 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1010 PM CDT Wed Sep 11 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southwest Alabama Florida Panhandle Southeast Louisiana Southern Mississippi Coastal Waters * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1010 PM until 600 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible SUMMARY...A few transient small supercells within the convective bands of Francine will pose a risk for a couple of tornadoes tonight into the early morning across the Watch area. This threat will gradually spread northward and inland tonight. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles northwest of Slidell LA to 65 miles 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 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 667... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 13020. ...Smith