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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 55

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

710 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern and central Alabama

  Eastern Mississippi



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 710 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Severe storms are expected to develop and potentially

increase through late evening across eastern Mississippi into

northern/central portions of Alabama, with the most intense storms

favoring a sub-regional area near a warm front where low-level shear

is maximized. This will include the potential for a few

semi-discrete supercells, although a mixed convective mode is most

likely. Tornadoes will be possible, a couple of which could be

strong, aside from damaging winds and possibly hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 55 miles northwest of Meridian MS to

20 miles northeast of Birmingham AL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 54...



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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 22035.



...Guyer

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