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Tornado Watch 274
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WW0274 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
High Moderate

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   SEL4
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 274
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   555 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
          SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 555 PM
   UNTIL 200 AM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 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 60 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST OF BATESVILLE
   ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA.  FOR A COMPLETE
   DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
   
   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 268...WW 270...WW
   271...WW 272...WW 273...
   
   DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE/DEVELOP ALONG SLOWLY-MOVING
   BOUNDARY ARCING FROM S CNTRL OK TO N CNTRL AR.  AMPLE DEEP
   SHEAR/INSTABILITY PRESENT FOR SUPERCELLS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL/DMGG
   WIND AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES GIVEN RICH QUALITY OF BOUNDARY LAYER
   MOISTURE.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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