[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 190
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
805 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

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

       FAR NORTH GEORGIA
       WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
       UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA
       SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
       FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 805 AM UNTIL
100 PM EDT.

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 75 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE TO 110 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 188...WW 189...

DISCUSSION...A LONG-LIVED/FAST MOVING MCS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY
APPROACH/MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION THIS MORNING.
EVEN WHILE INSTABILITY FEEDING INTO THE MCS WILL BE TEMPERED AS IT
APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS...THE WELL-ORGANIZED/FAST MOVING NATURE OF
THE MCS WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN AT LEAST AN ISOLATED DAMAGING
WIND/SEVERE HAIL THREAT ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.

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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 31045.


...GUYER/MEAD

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