WW 785 TORNADO AL MS 301725Z - 310000Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 785 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1225 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN ALABAMA EASTERN MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1225 PM UNTIL 700 PM CDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF PINE BELT MISSISSIPPI. 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... - rob