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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 125

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

445 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  West central Alabama

  Extreme southeastern Arkansas

  Extreme northeastern Louisiana

  Parts of central and northern Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered low-topped supercells are expected in a loose

arc/cluster from northeastern Louisiana into central and parts of

northern Mississippi this evening, and a somewhat separate zone of

low-topped supercells may persist for a few more hours along a

surface warm front across west central Alabama.  The stronger storms

may produce a couple of tornadoes, along with isolated damaging

winds and marginally severe hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles south southwest of

Greenville MS to 20 miles southeast of Tuscaloosa 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 124...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Thompson

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