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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 132

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

810 PM EDT MON APR 11 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA

       WESTERN AND NORTHERN GEORGIA

       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

       WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

       EASTERN TENNESSEE



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 810 PM UNTIL

300 AM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL

TENNESSEE TO 30 MILES WEST OF EVERGREEN ALABAMA.  FOR A COMPLETE

DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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 130...WW 131...



DISCUSSION...TN/AL/SE MS QLCS HAS STRENGTHENED IN THE PAST 2 HRS AND

SHOULD CONTINUE GENERALLY ENEWD WHILE EMBEDDED STORMS MOVE RAPIDLY

NNE ALONG IT.  SUB-SYNOPTIC SFC LOW NOW NEAR HUN MAY IN PART REFLECT

ARRIVAL OF STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH UPR JET

STREAK NOW ENTERING THE LWR MS VLY.  AS THE JET STREAK CONTINUES

EWD...THE SFC LOW SHOULD MOVE NE INTO ERN TN...EXTENDING THREAT FOR

ADDITIONAL LEWP DEVELOPMENT NEWD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THAT

STATE AND N GA.  WHILE FORCING FOR ASCENT/MID LVL COOLING  MAY

REMAIN WEAKER FARTHER S OVER SRN AL...AVAILABILITY OF RICHER

MOISTURE AND PRESENCE OF EXISTING SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS SUGGEST EWD

SPREAD OF SVR THREAT FROM SE MS INTO AL.  THE MAIN SVR THREATS

SHOULD BE DMGG WINDS/ISOLD TORNADOES FROM SMALL SCALE BOWING

SEGMENTS/LEWPS.



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 450.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.





...CORFIDI

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