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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 113

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

855 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast Georgia

  Western North Carolina

  Southeast Tennessee



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 855 PM

  until 200 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A small cluster of intense thunderstorms over north

Georgia continues to track northeastward into the watch area.  The

strongest cells will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and isolated

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles

north and south of a line from 130 miles west of Asheville NC to 5

miles south of Asheville NC. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 106...WW 107...WW

108...WW 109...WW 110...WW 111...WW 112...



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

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

