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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 129

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

955 PM EDT Wed Apr 5 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far eastern Alabama

  Western and central Georgia



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 955 PM

  until 200 AM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms should continue to increase near an

eastward-accelerating cold front as it moves from Alabama into

Georgia. Especially given that low-level shear will be increasing

this evening, a tornado or two will be possible aside from what

should be a more prevalent risk for damaging winds and some severe

hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast of Atlanta GA

to 30 miles east southeast of Troy AL. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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 127...



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 24035.



...Guyer

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