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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 142

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

505 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  central Alabama

  eastern Mississippi



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 505 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms capable of large hail, damaging

wind and a tornado or two will continue developing through central

Alabama into the evening.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles east southeast

of Anniston AL to 45 miles south of Meridian MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 140...WW 141...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



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