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Tornado Watch 881
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List of Counties in Watch 881 (WOU)
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Note:  The parallelogram is only an approximation to the watch, the actual watch is defined by the outlines of the counties contained in it. The expiration time in the watch graphic is ammended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.
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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 881
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1125 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2005
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
          SOUTHWEST INDIANA
          WESTERN KENTUCKY
          NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
          WESTERN TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1125 PM UNTIL
   600 AM CST.
   
   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 70 STATUTE MILES
   EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MATTOON
   ILLINOIS TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE
   DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   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 879...WW 880...
   
   DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM EAST
   CENTRAL MO ACROSS EASTERN AR.  THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY PERSIST
   OVERNIGHT...MOVING INTO PARTS OF IL/IN/KY/TN/MS.  INSTABILITY IS
   RATHER WEAK.  HOWEVER...EXTREMELY STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS AND FORCING
   WILL SUPPORT THE RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
   TORNADOES IN STRONGER CELLS.
   
   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
   450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
   
   
   ...HART
   
   
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