..SEVERE STORM OUTLOOK HAS BEEN UPGRADED SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TODAY..

 

TODAY SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS BEEN UPGRADED BY THE STORM PREDICITION CENTER.  ENHANCE, AN A SLIGHT RISK.  STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FROM SPC, LOCAL MEDIA, NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST.

THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE AT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY:

ENHANCED RISK: Albany, GA...Valdosta, GA...Thomasville, GA...Americus, GA...Tifton, GA...

SLIGHT RISK: Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Hialeah, FL...Montgomery, AL...Columbus, GA...

MARGINAL RISK: Atlanta, GA...Birmingham, AL...Orlando, FL...Amarillo, TX...Hollywood, FL...

THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE AT RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY:

10% PROBABILITY: Albany, GA...Valdosta, GA...Thomasville, GA...Americus, GA...Tifton, GA...

5% PROBABILITY: Montgomery, AL...Columbus, GA...Dothan, AL...Warner Robins, GA...Auburn, AL...

2% PROBABILITY: Jacksonville, FL...Atlanta, GA...Birmingham, AL...Hialeah, FL...Orlando, FL...

THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE AT RISK OF THUNDERSTORM DAMAGING WINDS TODAY:

15% PROBABILITY: Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Hialeah, FL...Montgomery, AL...Columbus, GA...

5% PROBABILITY: Atlanta, GA...Birmingham, AL...Orlando, FL...Amarillo, TX...Gainesville, FL...

THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE AT RISK OF HAIL TODAY:

5% PROBABILITY: Jacksonville, FL...Miami, FL...Hialeah, FL...Montgomery, AL...Columbus, GA...

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 133
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   540 AM CDT Thu Apr 13 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southeast Alabama
     Florida Panhandle
     Southwest Georgia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 540 AM until
     100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms will gradually move northward from
   the Gulf of Mexico into the Florida Panhandle and parts of southeast
   Alabama and southwest Georgia.  A couple of tornadoes are possible
   with the more intense supercell thunderstorms.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of Crestview FL to
   20 miles east of Tallahassee FL. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   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 400. Mean
   storm motion vector 14535.

   ...Smith

EXCESSIVE RAINDALL OUTLOOK:

 A BIT OF GOOD NEWS FLORIDA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK FOR DAYS 2-3 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.   

TODAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

THIS GULF LOW WILL CAUSE FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER PROBLEMS THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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