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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 3

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

550 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Western and northern Alabama

  East central and northeastern Mississippi

  Much of southern Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 550 PM

  until 100 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify gradually this

evening in broken pre-frontal bands from central/northeast

Mississippi into western/northern Alabama and southern Middle

Tennessee.  The storm environment will favor supercells capable of

producing a few tornadoes, damaging gusts, and isolated large hail

into the overnight hours.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 80 miles south southwest of Columbus MS

to 50 miles north of Huntsville AL. 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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Thompson

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