Oyster Radio: Tornado Watch for the Big Bend, Northeast Florida and Central Florida until 8 PM EDT Wednesday

1110 AM EDT WED MAR 30 2011

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

          NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA

          COASTAL WATERS

   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1110 AM UNTIL

   800 PM EDT.

   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

   AREAS.

FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALACHUA BAKER BRADFORD

BREVARD CITRUS CLAY

COLUMBIA DIXIE DUVAL

FLAGLER FRANKLIN GILCHRIST

HAMILTON HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH

LAFAYETTE LAKE LEVY

MARION NASSAU ORANGE

OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS

POLK PUTNAM SEMINOLE

ST. JOHNS SUMTER SUWANNEE

TAYLOR UNION VOLUSIA

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.

Tornadoes

Probability of 2 or more tornadoes	Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes	Low (20%)

Wind

Probability of 10 or more severe wind events	Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots	Mod (30%)

Hail

Probability of 10 or more severe hail events	Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches	Mod (30%)

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events

High (70%)

Michelle Palmer

Deputy State Meteorologist

Florida Division of Emergency Management

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