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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 60

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Central Alabama

  North-Central Georgia



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 345 PM

  until 900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will spread across the watch area

through the late afternoon and evening hours, posing a threat of

large hail and damaging winds.  An isolated tornado is possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north

northeast of Athens GA to 60 miles west of Selma AL. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 57...WW 58...WW 59...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

25030.



...Hart

