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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 839

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1210 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       WESTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1210 PM UNTIL

800 PM EDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS

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



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

ROME GEORGIA TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA.  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 838...



DISCUSSION...CONFLUENCE BAND /CONTAINING SUPERCELLS/ FROM AUO SSWWD

TO CEW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS

AFTERNOON WITHIN WARMING/DESTABILIZING AIR MASS.  VERTICAL SHEAR

WILL CORRESPONDINGLY STRENGTHEN WITH ENVIRONMENT REMAINING

SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS AND LEWP STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF TORNADOES

AND DAMAGING WINDS.



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 450.

MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.





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