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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 135
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
645 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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

WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 645 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 110 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS
MISSISSIPPI TO 80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI. 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 131...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 134. WATCH NUMBER 131 134
WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 645 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 132...WW
133...

DISCUSSION...LINES/CLUSTERS OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO
RE-DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL MS. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK EASTWARD INTO
WESTERN AND CENTRAL AL DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STRONG VERTICAL
SHEAR PROFILES AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW SUPERCELL THREAT
TO PERSIST...WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES POSSIBLE.

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 25035.

...HART

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