[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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Fri Jul 20 19:01:55 CDT 2018


WWUS20 KWNS 210000
SEL5
SPC WW 210000
GAZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-210800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 295
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
800 PM EDT Fri Jul 20 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  northwest Georgia
  eastern Tennessee
  far southwestern Virginia

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 800 PM
  until 400 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms moving southeast across eastern Kentucky and
northern middle Tennessee will continue to spread southeast across
the eastern Tennessee area and vicinity over the next several hours.
 The storms will be accompanied by the risk for large hail and
damaging winds, and possibly a tornado or two.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles west northwest of Bristol TN
to 5 miles southeast of Chattanooga TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 289...WW 292...WW
293...WW 294...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 29035.

...Goss
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