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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 49
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1230 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ALABAMA
FLORIDA PANHANDLE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1230 AM UNTIL 800 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED
CELLS AND BOWING SEGMENTS WILL CONTINUE EAST ACROSS THE WATCH DURING
THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING. LOW TO MID-LEVEL FLOW IS
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN COINCIDENT WITH GRADUAL MOISTENING AND
DESTABILIZATION OF THE AIRMASS. THE ENVIRONMENT WILL SUPPORT A
CONTINUATION OF STORM ORGANIZATION AND AN ACCOMPANYING THREAT FOR
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND A TORNADO RISK WITH THE MORE
INTENSE EMBEDDED CELLS WITHIN THE LINE.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA GRANGE GA TO
45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FL. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 48...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
...SMITH
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