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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 45

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1230 PM CDT Wed Mar 11 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Western Alabama

  East Central Mississippi



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM

  until 700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms over northern Mississippi will

track southeastward this afternoon across the watch area.  A few

storms are expected to intensify to severe levels, posing a risk of

large hail and damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles east southeast of

Tuscaloosa AL to 85 miles west of Columbus MS. 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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AVIATION...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

29040.



...Hart

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