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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 59

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

725 AM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  northern and western Georgia



* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 725 AM until

  200 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of strong/locally severe storms will move

into/across northern and western Georgia over the next several

hours, where locally damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes will

be possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles northeast of Rome GA to 60

miles southeast of Columbus GA. 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 57...WW 58...



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

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Goss

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