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SPC WW 112048

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 125

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

345 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       EASTERN AND PART OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA

       CENTRAL AND WESTERN GEORGIA



EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL

1000 PM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

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

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

MONTGOMERY ALABAMA TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACON GEORGIA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 124...



DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE

FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF AL AND INTO WRN GA.

ADDITIONAL CLUSTER OF STORMS MAY REMAIN INTENSE AS IT LIFTS NNEWD

ACROSS SWRN GA.  WARM FRONT IS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED INTO CENTRAL

AL/GA AND SHOULD SERVE TO ENHANCE LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITHIN WW.  IN

ADDITION TO TORNADOES...STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL

AND DAMAGING WINDS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.





...EVANS

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