Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 183

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 183
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1125 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northern and Central Florida
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1125 AM until
     600 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms will move inland across the north-central
   Peninsula through the afternoon, with additional strong/severe storm
   development possible ahead of it. Damaging winds are expected to be
   the most common risk, but a couple of tornadoes could occur.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 55 miles north northwest of Saint
   Petersburg FL to 25 miles southeast of Daytona Beach FL. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25035.

   ...Guyer

   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 183
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1125 AM EDT Sat May 2 2026

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northern and Central Florida
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1125 AM until
     600 PM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A line of storms will move inland across the north-central
   Peninsula through the afternoon, with additional strong/severe storm
   development possible ahead of it. Damaging winds are expected to be
   the most common risk, but a couple of tornadoes could occur.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 55 miles north northwest of Saint
   Petersburg FL to 25 miles southeast of Daytona Beach FL. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 25035.

   ...Guyer

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

   SAW3 
   WW 183 TORNADO FL CW 021525Z - 022200Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   55NNW PIE/SAINT PETERSBURG FL/ - 25SE DAB/DAYTONA BEACH FL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /48NNW PIE - 29SE OMN/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.

   LAT...LON 29608303 29868076 27988076 27718303

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 183 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 183

VALID 021840Z - 021940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WNW PIE
TO 45 SSW OCF TO 25 ESE OCF TO 30 N DAB.

..JEWELL..05/02/26

ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 183 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

FLC009-053-057-069-095-097-101-103-105-117-119-127-021940-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BREVARD      HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH     
LAKE     ORANGE OSCEOLA     
PASCO     PINELLAS POLK     
SEMINOLE     SUMTER VOLUSIA     
$$


AMZ552-GMZ830-853-021940-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM 

TAMPA BAY WATERS 

COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM 

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

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 183

VALID 021720Z - 021840Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 60 S CTY TO
30 WSW OCF TO 15 SE GNV TO 20 NE GNV TO 15 NNE SGJ.

..JEWELL..05/02/26

ATTN...WFO...JAX...MLB...TBW...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 183 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

FLC009-017-019-035-053-057-069-083-095-097-101-103-105-107-109-
117-119-127-021840-

FL 
.    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BREVARD      CITRUS CLAY     
FLAGLER      HERNANDO HILLSBOROUGH     
LAKE     MARION ORANGE      
OSCEOLA      PASCO PINELLAS     
POLK     PUTNAM ST. JOHNS     
SEMINOLE     SUMTER VOLUSIA     
$$


AMZ552-GMZ830-850-853-021840-

CW 

.    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM 

TAMPA BAY WATERS 

COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM 

COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM 

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

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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.