[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 250459
SEL8
SPC WW 250459
GAZ000-KYZ000-NCZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-250900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 18
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1200 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

       NORTHERN GEORGIA
       SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
       EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       EAST TENNESSEE
       EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 400 AM EST.

HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LONDON KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF ANNISTON ALABAMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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 16...WW 17...

DISCUSSION...FAST-MOVING SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO SURGE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE TN VALLEY AT OVER 40 KNOTS.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
WEAKENING IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT MAY REMAIN CAPABLE OF AT LEAST
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH 09Z.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 25040.


...HART


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