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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 65

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

745 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA

       WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA



EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM

UNTIL 300 AM 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 60 STATUTE

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

TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA TO 50 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 62...WW 63...WW 64...



DISCUSSION...CORRIDOR BETWEEN SYNOPTIC WARM FRONT AND AIR MASS WHICH

HAD BECOME HOT AND DEEPER MIXED /GENERALLY FROM NRN AL INTO CNTRL

GA/ HAS MAINTAINED A MOIST...MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN

CONJUNCTION WITH RELATIVELY STRONG LOW AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR. AS

SUCH...EXPECT ONGOING SUPERCELLS TO PROGRESS EWD/ESEWD THROUGH WW

AREA WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING

WIND GUSTS.



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.





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