[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 022204
SEL5
SPC WW 022204
KYZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-030400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 135
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

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

       EASTERN KENTUCKY
       EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE
       EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 605 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF
JACKSON KENTUCKY TO 35 MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 129...WW 130...WW 132...WW
133...WW 134...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF SEVERE STORMS EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL KY INTO
MIDDLE TN.  THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS IN MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR MASS.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN STRONGER CELLS.

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 26035.


...HART

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