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WWUS20 KWNS 181254
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SPC WW 181254
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 351
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
755 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 755 AM UNTIL
500 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL WIND FIELD WILL TRANSITION
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND INTERACT WITH A MOIST
ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORTING THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
TORNADOES.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SLIDELL
LA TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF EVERGREEN AL. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 349...WW 350...
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 22025.
...GUYER
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