The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for the Attractions Area until 11AM Friday morning. The SPC says there’s an overall “slight” risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather in the area.
The atmosphere is expected to support continued travel of an existing line of severe storms coming in from the Gulf of Mexico as they travel across the Florida peninsula, according to the SPC…
Although much of the convection will remain linear, supercells will be most likely on the southern side of the line segments where cells have tended to remain more discrete. A brief tornado could occur with supercells that develop. Wind damage will be possible with supercells but will also along the leading edge of the stronger line segments.
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 144 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 155 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2020 TORNADO WATCH 144 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS FLC001-009-017-029-035-041-049-053-057-069-075-081-083-095-097- 101-103-105-107-115-117-119-127-241500- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0144.200424T0555Z-200424T1500Z/ FL . FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALACHUA BREVARD CITRUS DIXIE FLAGLER GILCHRIST HARDEE HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH LAKE LEVY MANATEE MARION ORANGE OSCEOLA PASCO PINELLAS POLK PUTNAM SARASOTA SEMINOLE SUMTER VOLUSIA $$
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