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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 152

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

155 AM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme western Alabama

  Central and northern Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday morning from 155 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Organized clusters of strong-severe thunderstorms may

persist a few more hours south-southeastward through an unstable and

very moist air mass, offering sporadic damaging wind before they

weaken.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60

statute miles either side of a line from 45 miles south of

Greenville MS to 15 miles southeast of Columbus MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE and ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE and SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 34035.





...Edwards

