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.

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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