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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 75

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1120 PM CST Thu Mar 9 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Alabama

  Northwest Georgia

  Northern Mississippi

  Southern Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1120 PM

  until 400 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over TN will sag southward

across the watch area tonight.  Damaging winds along the leading

edge of the line is the main threat, but hail is also possible in

the stronger cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40

statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles north

northeast of Rome GA to 50 miles southwest of Memphis TN. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 73...WW 74...



AVIATION...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 450. Mean storm motion vector

29035.



...Hart

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