[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 181710
SEL3
SPC WW 181710
KYZ000-TNZ000-182300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1110 AM CST WED FEB 18 2009

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

       LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
       LARGE PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1110 AM UNTIL
500 PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF JACKSON
KENTUCKY TO 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING INTO WRN KY/TN.  VERY STRONG SHEAR AND
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH
SUPERCELLS AND SHORT LINE SEGMENTS.  TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
ANY SUPERCELL AS THEY MOVE VERY RAPIDLY EWD. DAMAGING WINDS ALSO
LIKELY IN STRONGER STORMS...PARTICULARLY LINE SEGMENTS GIVEN THE
INTENSITY OF THE WIND FIELDS ACROSS THE AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26050.


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