Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 12

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 12
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   340 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

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

   * Effective this Sunday morning from 340 AM until 1000 AM EST.

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

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms should continue to pose a threat
   for scattered damaging winds up to 55-70 mph as it moves eastward
   this morning. A couple of line-embedded tornadoes may also occur.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 25 miles north northeast of Albany GA
   to 30 miles east southeast of Panama City FL. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

   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 10...WW 11...

   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 450. Mean
   storm motion vector 27040.

   ...Gleason

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW2 
   WW 12 TORNADO AL FL GA 160840Z - 161500Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25NNE ABY/ALBANY GA/ - 30ESE PFN/PANAMA CITY FL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /18NE PZD - 53SW TLH/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.

   LAT...LON 31868293 30058413 30058630 31868514

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU2.

Watch 12 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 12

VALID 160930Z - 161040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BROYLES..02/16/25

ATTN...WFO...TAE...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 12 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC031-045-061-067-069-161040-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

COFFEE		     DALE		 GENEVA 	     
HENRY		     HOUSTON		 
$$


FLC005-013-037-039-045-059-063-065-073-077-129-131-133-161040-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAY		     CALHOUN		 FRANKLIN	     
GADSDEN 	     GULF		 HOLMES 	     
JACKSON 	     JEFFERSON		 LEON		     
LIBERTY 	     WAKULLA		 WALTON 	     
WASHINGTON	     
$$


GAC007-017-019-027-037-061-071-075-087-095-099-131-155-177-201-
205-239-243-253-273-275-277-287-321-161040-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAKER		     BEN HILL		 BERRIEN	     
BROOKS		     CALHOUN		 CLAY		     
COLQUITT	     COOK		 DECATUR	     
DOUGHERTY	     EARLY		 GRADY		     
IRWIN		     LEE		 MILLER 	     
MITCHELL	     QUITMAN		 RANDOLPH	     
SEMINOLE	     TERRELL		 THOMAS 	     
TIFT		     TURNER		 WORTH		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$