[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 262105
SEL5
SPC WW 262105
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 385
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

       FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA
       EASTERN TENNESSEE
       FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM 510 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BRISTOL TENNESSEE TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF KNOXVILLE 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 379...WW 380...WW
381...WW 382...WW 383...WW 384...

DISCUSSION...ONGOING TSTMS /INCLUDING SUPERCELLS/ ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24030.


...MEAD

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