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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 498

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 PM CDT Sat Oct 10 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Much of eastern Alabama

  West central Georgia



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1245 PM

  until 800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered mini supercells are expected in a broken band

from eastern Alabama into west central Georgia through this evening,

to the east of the weakening remnants of tropical cyclone Delta.

The storm environment will be sufficient for a few tornadoes, and

perhaps isolated strong/damaging gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Atlanta GA to 30

miles southwest of Dothan AL. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 497...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 20035.



...Thompson

