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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 50

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1125 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western and Northern Alabama

  Northwest Georgia

  Central and Eastern Mississippi

  Southern Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1125 AM until

  800 PM CDT.



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



* Primary threats include...

  Numerous tornadoes and several intense tornadoes expected

  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely



SUMMARY...A dangerous environment is developing across the watch

area.  Multiple rounds of intense supercell thunderstorms are

expected this afternoon and early evening, with the potential for

long-track strong to violent tornadoes.  A few of the storms may

also produce very large hail and widespread damaging wind gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Huntsville AL to

45 miles west southwest of Pine Belt MS. 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.



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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