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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 14

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

340 PM CDT Mon Mar 19 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible



SUMMARY...A few severe storms should develop east through the

evening with a risk for large hail, tornadoes, and damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

north and south of a line from 35 miles south of Clarksville TN to

70 miles east of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 13...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 25040.



...Grams

