[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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Thu Apr 11 17:40:06 CDT 2013


WWUS20 KWNS 112239
SEL0
SPC WW 112239
NCZ000-TNZ000-120600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 100
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
640 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

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

       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EAST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 640 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 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 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
BRISTOL TENNESSEE TO 50 MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 96...WW 97...WW 98...WW
99...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS WITH A THREAT FOR DMGG WINDS AND ISOLD TORNADOES
EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE SRN APPALACHIANS THIS EVE AS
ASCENT/LOW-LVL MOISTENING INCREASE DOWNSTREAM FROM UPR TROUGH THAT
WILL BE ACCELERATING NEWD FROM THE ARK-LA-MS BORDER AREA. THE STORMS
MAY INCLUDE BOTH LOOSELY-ORGANIZED LEWPS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
ALONG SQLN NOW MOVING NEWD FROM NE AL/MIDDLE TN...AND PERHAPS A FEW
DISCRETE/SEMI-DISCRETE SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE AS SWLY 700 MB
FLOW INCREASES TO ABOVE 60 KTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22040.


...CORFIDI


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