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Tornado Watch 98
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WW0098 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Moderate
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
High Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Very Low

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   SEL8
   
   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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