[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
715 PM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

       FAR SOUTHEAST INDIANA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
       FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
       SOUTHWEST OHIO
       MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE
       FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 715 PM
UNTIL 300 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA TO 75 MILES WEST OF CHATTANOOGA
TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 94...WW 95...WW 96...WW
97...

DISCUSSION...CNTRL KY/MIDDLE TN QLCS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ENEWD INTO
SOMEWHAT LESS UNSTABLE BUT SLOWLY DESTABILIZING DOWNSTREAM
ENVIRONMENT. EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS AND LOW LVL CIRCULATION CENTERS
WILL POSE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR TORNADOES...DMGG WIND...AND
MARGINALLY SVR HAIL GIVEN VERY STRONG LOW LVL SPEED/DIRECTIONAL
SHEAR.
FARTHER SE...NERN EXTENSION OF BKN BAND OF SUPERCELLS THAT CROSSED
MS EARLIER TODAY WILL ENCOUNTER RISING TERRAIN AND SLOWLY
MOISTENING/STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT OVER EAST TN.  A FEW STORMS
IN THIS REGION COULD ALSO POSE EPISODIC RISKS FOR TORNADOES...DMGG
WIND...AND SVR HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.


...CORFIDI


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