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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 36

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1120 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1120 PM

  until 300 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Potentially tornadic supercell entering northwestern

Middle Tennessee may maintain its organization in a marginally

favorable low-level air mass for a few hours before weakening.  A

couple tornadoes, sporadic large hail, and isolated severe gusts may

occur.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles

north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Nashville TN to 15

miles east northeast of Nashville TN. 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 35...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27030.



...Edwards

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