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Tornado Watch 208
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 208
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   540 PM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northern Alabama
     Southern Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 540 PM until
     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A couple supercells have developed across northwest
   Alabama and may persist for a few hours along a remnant outflow
   boundary. Although coverage should be limited, all severe hazards
   are possible.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
   north and south of a line from 45 miles southwest of Muscle Shoals
   AL to 30 miles east of Huntsville AL. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU8).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   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 205...WW 206...WW 207...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 27025.

   ...Grams
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