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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 157

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1145 AM CDT Thu May 9 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest Alabama

  Southeast Louisiana

  Far Southern Mississippi



* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1145 AM until

  600 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A mixed mode of severe thunderstorms, including supercells

and bowing segments, will lead to the possibility of damaging winds

and tornado risk through the afternoon.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles

north and south of a line from 75 miles southwest of Mc Comb MS to

45 miles north northeast of Mobile AL. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU7).



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 156...



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

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 26025.



...Guyer

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