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Post by Storm Precdiction Center Olney on Sept 1, 2008 13:29:46 GMT -5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 877 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER OLNEY MD 630 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 630 AM UNTIL 400 PM CDT. TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRESTVIEW FLORIDA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 876. WATCH NUMBER 876 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 630 AM CDT.
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