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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 53

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

455 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Indiana

  Central Kentucky

  Southwest Ohio

  Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 455 AM until 1000 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line will race eastward at roughly 60

mph across middle Tennessee, central Kentucky, and southwest Ohio

through the morning.  Widespread damaging winds can be expected,

along with some tornado risk with embedded circulations in the line.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles north of Cincinnati OH to 85

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

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU3).



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 49...WW 51...WW 52...



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

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 26060.



...Thompson

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