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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 229

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

845 PM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       CENTRAL ALABAMA

       CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI



EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM

UNTIL 300 AM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE

MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF

GREENVILLE MISSISSIPPI TO 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BIRMINGHAM

ALABAMA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 227...WW 228...



DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST ALONG SURFACE

BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL MS/AL.  THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN

CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES FOR

ANOTHER FEW HOURS.  MEANWHILE...A STRONG BOW ECHO OVER NORTHERN LA

WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL MS POSING A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND

HAIL.



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.





...HART

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