..SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA..

 

PLENTY OF LIGHTNING WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS MOVING IN OVER FLORIDA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  STAY TUNED TO THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR THE LATEST SEVERE STORM OUTLOOK UPDATES.

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SEVERE STORM OUTLOOK (SLIGHT RISK)

ENHANCED	18,719	2,690,772	Canton, OH...Charleston, WV...Huntington, WV...Parkersburg, WV...Massillon, OH...
SLIGHT	104,818	23,480,375	Jacksonville, FL...Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Tampa, FL...Pittsburgh, PA...
MARGINAL	230,270	41,233,248	Baltimore, MD...Charlotte, NC...Washington, DC...Virginia Beach, VA...Raleigh, NC...

TORNADO OUTLOOK

Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes within 25 miles of a point.

10 %	18,812	2,696,044	Canton, OH...Charleston, WV...Huntington, WV...Parkersburg, WV...Massillon, OH...
5 %	70,430	14,676,227	Jacksonville, FL...Tampa, FL...Pittsburgh, PA...St. Petersburg, FL...Akron, OH...
2 %	226,610	44,018,581	Columbus, OH...Baltimore, MD...Charlotte, NC...Washington, DC...Cleveland, OH...

DAMAGING WIND OUTLOOK

Probability of damaging thunderstorm winds or wind gusts of 50 knots or higher within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of wind gusts 65 knots or greater within 25 miles of a point.

15 %	123,488	26,115,994	Jacksonville, FL...Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Tampa, FL...Pittsburgh, PA...
5 %	230,277	41,284,292	Baltimore, MD...Charlotte, NC...Washington, DC...Virginia Beach, VA...Raleigh, NC...

DAMAGING HAIL OUTLOOK (FLORIDA NOT INCLUDED)

Probability of one inch diameter hail or larger within 25 miles of a point.
Hatched Area: 10% or greater probability of two inch diameter hail or larger within 25 miles of a point.

5 %

79,870

16,438,875

Columbus, OH...Cleveland, OH...Pittsburgh, PA...Cincinnati, OH...Lexington-Fayette, KY...

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK

TORNADO WATCH OUTLOOK

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 104
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   730 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     North and Central Florida
     Southern Georgia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Thursday morning and afternoon from 730 AM until
     300 PM EDT.

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

   SUMMARY...A pre-frontal broken band of storms will gradually shift
   east across the watch area through the morning and into the early
   afternoon.  A few supercells and line segments will probably pose
   some risk for a few tornadoes and damaging gusts.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Brunswick GA
   to 20 miles south southwest of Saint Petersburg FL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

   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 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 23035.

   ...Smith