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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 202
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WW0202 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 202
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   300 PM CDT MON APR 27 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          MUCH OF CENTRAL AND  SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          A LARGE PART OF NORTHERN LOUISIANA
          SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 900
   PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
   LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NATCHITOCHES
   LOUISIANA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 200. WATCH NUMBER 200 WILL NOT
   BE IN EFFECT AFTER 300 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 201...
   
   DISCUSSION...STRONG HEATING ACROSS WATCH AREA HAS OCCURRED AHEAD OF
   OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NERN TX.  WITH 30-40KT OF SHEAR COUPLED WITH
   MLCAPES TO 2000 J/KG...PRIMARILY MULTICELLULAR THUNDERSTORMS WILL
   INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY THRU THE AFTERNOON.  PRIMARY THREAT
   WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND LOCAL DAMAGING WINDS...PARTICULARLY IN STORMS
   THAT FORM INTO SHORT LINE SEGMENTS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 22030.
   
   
   ...HALES
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