[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

[Nashville EMWIN]

WWUS20 KWNS 202055
SEL0
SPC WW 202055
GAZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-210200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 770
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
455 PM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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

       NORTHER AND WESTERN GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EASTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 455 PM UNTIL 1000
PM 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 ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE
TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTA GEORGIA.

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 765...WW 766...WW 767...WW
768...WW 769...

DISCUSSION...STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEWD ACROSS NERN
AL INTO SERN TN WILL CONTINUE AS AIR MASS VERY UNSTABLE  AS  FAR E
AS APPALACHIANS.  PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH DEEP
LAYER SHEAR OF 30-35 KTS.

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 23025.


...HALES

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