Tornado Watch 340

Issued

Jul 6, 2021, 10:37 PM EDT (02:37 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

20%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

30%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1169 Tornado watch 337Jul 6, 7:17 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1172 Tornado watch 340Jul 6, 11:59 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1174 Tornado watch 340Jul 7, 3:03 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1175 Tornado watch 340Jul 7, 5:42 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1176 Tornado watch 340Jul 7, 7:06 AM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 340
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1035 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central and Western Florida Peninsula
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1035 PM
  until 800 AM EDT.

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

SUMMARY...Hurricane Elsa continues to track northward off the west
coast of Florida.  Shear profiles are favorable for a risk of a few
tornadoes overnight in the rainbands associated with the hurricane.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles east of Cross City FL to 30
miles south southeast of Naples FL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 337...WW 338...WW 339...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 18030.

...Hart

Tornado Watches in Florida, 2021Every tornado watch in 2021

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.