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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 4

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1240 AM CST Tue Jan 26 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and eastern Alabama

  Northwestern Georgia



* Effective this Tuesday morning from 1240 AM until 600 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A band of strong-severe thunderstorms with embedded

supercells will shift eastward over the watch area, offering tornado

and damaging-wind potential for at least a few more hours.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles

either side of a line from 25 miles south of Tuscaloosa AL to 70

miles east northeast of Anniston AL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 3...



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 25035.



...Edwards

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