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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 25

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1210 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwestern Alabama

  Northeastern Mississippi

  Parts of western and middle Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM

  until 700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes

    possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will likely intensify in a broken

band through the afternoon from northeastern Mississippi into

northwestern Alabama and middle Tennessee.  The storm environment

will be favorable for supercells capable of producing a couple of

strong tornadoes, along with damaging winds and isolated large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Clarksville

TN to 35 miles south southeast of Columbus MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 24...



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 24045.



...Thompson

