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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 25

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1150 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest to central Alabama

  Southeast Mississippi



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1150

  PM until 500 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple supercells should progress east-northeast along a

cold front overnight with additional cells potentially developing

ahead of the front. A couple tornadoes and scattered damaging winds

will be the main threats.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 50 miles southeast of Pine Belt MS to

60 miles north northwest of Selma 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 24...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Grams

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