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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 59

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

255 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHERN AND WESTERN ALABAMA

  EASTERN MISSISSIPPI

  MIDDLE TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING FROM 255 AM UNTIL 1000 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF

MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA TO 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUSCALOOSA

ALABAMA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 55...WW 56...WW 57...WW

58...



DISCUSSION...BOW ECHO CONVECTIVE SYSTEM NOW IN NW MS EXPECTED TO

CONTINUE GENERALLY ENE INTO PARTS OF AL AND MIDDLE TN LATER THIS

MORNING. WHILE LOW-LVL BUOYANCY SOMEWHAT DIMINISHES WITH EWD EXTENT

ACROSS WW...EXISTING ORGANIZATION OF CONVECTIVE SYSTEM AND

STRENGTH/CHARACTER OF OBSERVED/FCST WIND FIELDS ON SE FRINGE OF

POTENT MID MS VLY SHORTWAVE TROUGH SUGGEST A CONTINUED RISK FOR DMGG

WIND AND POSSIBLY A COUPLE TORNADOES.



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 25040.





...CORFIDI

