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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 215

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Northern Alabama

  Extreme northwestern Georgia

  Northern Mississippi

  Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday morning from 305 AM until 1000 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A complex of thunderstorms is expected to move

east-southeastward over the watch area, episodically posing a threat

for damaging wind and tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

either side of a line from 25 miles southwest of Oxford MS to 70

miles northeast of Huntsville AL. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 213...WW 214...



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 29030.



...Edwards