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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 566

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

815 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

  EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 815 PM

  UNTIL 400 AM CST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...A FEW STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A BAND ACROSS

CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL

ALABAMA OVERNIGHT.  THE STORM ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR

SUPERCELLS WITH THE RISK FOR A COUPLE OF TORNADOES...ISOLATED

DAMAGING WINDS...AND SOME HAIL.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS

MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 563...WW 564...WW 565...



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 24045.





...THOMPSON

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