[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 55
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
750 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Eastern Kentucky
  Eastern Tennessee
  Far southwest Virginia
  Southern West Virginia

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 750 AM
  until 100 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...An organized line of severe storms will continue rapidly
eastward through the morning, with a continued risk for widespread
damaging winds.  An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out with
embedded circulations within the larger line of storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles northeast of
Jackson KY to 35 miles south southwest of Knoxville TN. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 52...WW 53...WW 54...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector
26060.

...Thompson
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