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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 339

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

210 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  East central Alabama

  West central and central Georgia



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until

  700 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 0.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of storms in Alabama will likely persist through

the afternoon while spreading eastward into west central and central

Georgia.  The environment downstream from the storms appears

supportive of strong downdrafts and the potential for occasional

damaging gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west of Auburn

AL to 35 miles northeast of Macon GA. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

26040.



...Thompson

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