ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 9
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
545 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN ALABAMA
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 545 AM UNTIL 1100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA TO 65 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI.

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 8...

DISCUSSION...STRONG/SEVERE SQUALL LINE CONTINUES EWD ACROSS MS
SUPPORTED BY VERY STRONG SHEAR PROFILES. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO MOVE NWD AHEAD OF LINE...THUS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WITH AND JUST AHEAD OF SQUALL LINE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.


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