[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 252217
SEL7
SPC WW 252217
ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-260600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 397
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
515 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       SOUTHERN AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 515 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 120 MILES EAST OF BOWLING
GREEN KENTUCKY TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 392...WW 393...WW
394...WW 395...WW 396...

DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS COUPLED WITH 50KT OF DEEP
LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS.  ALONG
WITH VERY LARGE HAIL...TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST INTENSE
STORMS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


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