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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 75

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1000 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwest Alabama

  Far northeast Louisiana

  West-central to northeast Mississippi

  Far southern middle Tennessee



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1000 PM

  until 400 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorm clusters will likely progress east-northeast

from the Ark-La-Miss region into the Tennessee Valley overnight,

offering a risk for a couple tornadoes and scattered damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Huntsville AL to 130

miles southwest of Columbus MS. 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 71...WW 72...WW 73...WW

74...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24045.



...Grams

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