ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 215
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
505 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING FROM 505 AM UNTIL NOON CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA
GEORGIA TO 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF BOOTHVILLE LOUISIANA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 214...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN MS...SOUTHERN AL...AND WESTERN GA DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. STRONG LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF BOW ECHOES AND SUPERCELLS...WITH A
RISK OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.

...HART

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