[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 767
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
425 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2009

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

       A SMALL PART OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EASTERN TENNESSEE
       FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 425 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 10 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE TO 45 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL
TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 763...WW 764...WW
765...WW 766...

DISCUSSION...LOW TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE EWD AHEAD
OF STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE FORM OF SUPERCELLS AND SMALL BOW ECHOES
AS AIR MASS REMAINS MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND STRONGLY SHEARED.
PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL
FOR TORNADOES IS ALSO EXPECTED GIVEN ENHANCED LOW LEVEL SHEAR.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


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