SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 158

WW 158 SEVERE TSTM AL MS TN 222005Z - 230200Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 158
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 PM CDT Sat Apr 22 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern and West Central Alabama
  Central and Northeast Mississippi
  Southern Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 305 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Storms are increasing from southwest Tennessee into
central Mississippi ahead of a cold front moving into the area. 
Stronger storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and
large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 100 miles southwest of
Columbus MS to 70 miles north northeast of Huntsville AL. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 157...

AVIATION...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
26030.

...Weiss

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