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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 209
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Very Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Very Low

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   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 209
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   900 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   
   * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
     SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
     NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
     CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
   
   * EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 900 PM
     UNTIL 200 AM CDT.
   
   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
     A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH
   SOUTHEAST OF FORT POLK LOUISIANA TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
   THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
   
   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...CONTINUE...WW 205...WW 206...WW
   207...WW 208...
   
   DISCUSSION...SW-NE AR-LA SQLN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EWD ...WITH
   EMBEDDED SMALL BOWS AND SUSTAINED STORMS IN LEWP CRESTS POSING A
   RISK FOR LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND PERHAPS A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO
   THROUGH LATE TNGT.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
   A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION
   VECTOR 26030.
   
   
   ...CORFIDI
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