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Tornado Watch 104
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WW0104 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 104
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   830 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHEAST FLORIDA
          SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA
          COASTAL WATERS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 830 AM UNTIL
   300 PM EDT.
   
   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 60 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
   GAINESVILLE FLORIDA TO 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF VIDALIA
   GEORGIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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 101...WW 102...WW 103...
   
   DISCUSSION...STRONG SRN STREAM MID/UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE
   ATOP RICH GULF MOISTURE IN PLACE ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE WARM
   FRONT EXPECTED TO REMAIN ESTABLISHED W-E ACROSS SRN/CENTRAL GA.  AS
   AFTERNOON HEATING WEAKENS CAPPING WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING THROUGH
   THE LOWER 70S...SURFACE BASED SUPERCELLS WITH ATTENDANT TORNADO AND
   DAMAGING WIND RISKS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT EWD THROUGH THE DAY. 
   ISOLATED LARGE HAIL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
   
   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 26035.
   
   
   ...EVANS
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