[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 171740
SEL5
SPC WW 171740
ILZ000-KYZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-180200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 115
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  FAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM
  UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY TO 20 MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 113...WW 114...

DISCUSSION...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR A WEST SOUTHWESTWARD
ADVANCING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION.  THE ENVIRONMENT IS
CONDUCIVE TO LARGE HAIL IN STRONGER STORMS...WITH SOME RISK FOR
LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS ACTIVITY CONTINUES INTO EARLY
EVENING.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 50
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27020.


...KERR

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