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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 16

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

215 PM CST Sat Mar 9 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Parts of northern and western Alabama

  Northeastern Mississippi

  Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes

    possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Complex storm evolution continues, with the potential for

supercells to emerge this afternoon/evening in the corridor from

middle Tennessee across northwestern Alabama.  The storm environment

will be favorable for tornadic supercells through mid-late evening.

A couple of strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and isolated large

hail will all be possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of Nashville TN to

40 miles south of Columbus MS. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 12...WW 13...WW 14...WW

15...



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 25050.



...Thompson

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