[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 292240
SEL5
SPC WW 292240
INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-300200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 25
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

       SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
       CENTRAL KENTUCKY
       PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL
900 PM EST.

HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF MUNCIE INDIANA TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 24...

DISCUSSION...STRONG COLD FRONT IS DRIVING NARROW LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EWD ACROSS THE MS RIVER VALLEY LATE TODAY...WHICH WILL
CONTINUE RACING EWD AT OVER 50-60 MPH ACROSS WW THIS EVENING.  WIND
DAMAGE MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH CONVECTION/COLD FRONT...ALONG SOME
EXTREME WIND GUSTS.  ALTHOUGH A BRIEF TORNADO MAY OCCUR GIVEN
INTENSE LOW LEVEL SHEAR...PRIMARY THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING
WINDS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 26045.


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