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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 326
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
940 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Much of Tennessee

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 940 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A severe squall line will likely move into Tennessee
tonight.  Embedded supercells and line-embedded mesovortices will
potentially be capable of tornadoes and severe gusts.  The
environment will potentially support the risk for strong tornadoes,
in addition to swaths of severe gusts.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Jackson TN
to 10 miles east northeast of Knoxville TN. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 320...WW 321...WW
322...WW 323...WW 324...WW 325...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 30035.

...Smith