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Post by Storm Precdiction Center Olney on Sept 3, 2008 11:34:44 GMT -5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 885 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER OLNEY MD 620 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2008 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST LOUISIANA SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 620 AM UNTIL 100 PM CDT. TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTH OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI TO 85 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 884. WATCH NUMBER 884 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 620 AM CDT.
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