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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 115
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WW0115 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL5
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 115
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1240 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   
   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
     WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
     FAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
     MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE
   
   * EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM
     UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
   
   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
       INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY TO 20 MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE.
    FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
   
   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.
   
   &&
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 113...WW 114...
   
   DISCUSSION...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
   AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR A WEST SOUTHWESTWARD
   ADVANCING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION.  THE ENVIRONMENT IS
   CONDUCIVE TO LARGE HAIL IN STRONGER STORMS...WITH SOME RISK FOR
   LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS ACTIVITY CONTINUES INTO EARLY
   EVENING.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27020.
   
   
   ...KERR
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