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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 109

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

320 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern and central Alabama

  Far southern Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80

    mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Clusters of severe thunderstorms will spread

east-northeast from Mississippi through this evening. Greatest

tornado threat will exist across west-central to north-central

portions of Alabama into early evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles northwest of Tuscaloosa AL

to 30 miles east northeast of Gadsden 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 106...WW 107...WW 108...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 25045.



...Grams

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