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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 148

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

610 PM EDT Sat Apr 25 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far northern Georgia

  Far southwest North Carolina

  Northwest South Carolina

  Eastern Tennessee



* Effective this Saturday evening from 610 PM until 1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible



SUMMARY...Multiple, low-topped supercells will continue to pose a

risk for a couple tornadoes and severe hail, before weakening later

this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Crossville

TN to 15 miles northeast of Greenville SC. 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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Grams

