Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 690
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
815 AM EDT Wed Oct 9 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and South Florida
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 815 AM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
Several tornadoes likely
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Supercells in the outer rain bands of Hurricane Milton
will pose a threat for several tornadoes today across the central
and southern Florida Peninsula. The forecast maximum wind gusts and
mean cell motion apply to severe thunderstorms outside the eyewall.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Saint
Petersburg FL to 10 miles south southwest of Marathon FL. 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.
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AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 17040.
…Gleason
Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
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WW 690 TORNADO FL CW 091215Z – 100100Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35ENE PIE/SAINT PETERSBURG FL/ – 10SSW MTH/MARATHON FL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /31ENE PIE – 38E EYW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 17040.
LAT…LON 28118075 24597976 24598246 28118354
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 690 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Note: Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
High (80%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Low ( 2 inches
Low (