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SEL6 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 686 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 750 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Florida Southern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 750 PM until 600 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...Low-topped supercells in the outer rain bands of Hurricane Helene will continue to pose a threat for several tornadoes this evening and continuing into the overnight hours across much of Florida and southern Georgia. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of Waycross GA to 15 miles west southwest of Avon Park FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 683...WW 684...WW 685... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 19050. ...Gleason