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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 51

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Illinois

  Southern Indiana

  Western and Central Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri

  Northeast Mississippi

  Western and Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon

from southern Illinois southward into west Tennessee and track

across the watch area.  Rapidly strengthening winds aloft will

increase the risk of damaging winds, large hail, and a few

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Evansville IN to 90

miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU1).



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 50...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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