[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 297
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
300 AM EDT Sat Jul 21 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Northeastern and extreme eastern Alabama
  Central and northern Georgia
  Extreme southwestern North Carolina
  Middle and eastern Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday morning from 300 AM until 1000 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms are expected to follow an
instability gradient generally south-southeastward across the watch
area, while offering occasional damaging wind and isolated large
hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest
of Crossville TN to 65 miles south southeast of Atlanta GA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This severe thunderstorm watch replaces
tornado watch number 294...tornado watch number 295. Watch number
294 295 will not be in effect after 300 AM EDT. CONTINUE...WW
296...

AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector
34030.

...Edwards
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