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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 110

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

440 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Southern Alabama

  Southeast Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Intense supercells over southern Mississippi will track

northeastward across the watch area.  The most intense storms will

be capable of strong to violent tornadoes, very large hail, and

damaging winds afternoon and evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 55 miles south of Meridian MS to 35

miles south southeast of Anniston AL. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU0).



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 106...WW 107...WW

108...WW 109...



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

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Hart

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