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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 248
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WW0248 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Low

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   SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 248
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1030 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
          SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
          WEST TENNESSEE
          NORTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1030 PM
   UNTIL 600 AM 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 NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF DE QUEEN ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   TUPELO MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
   THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   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 247...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING OVER A LARGE AREA OF AR
   AND NORTHERN MS...ON NOSE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL JET AND IN
   REGION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY.  ACTIVITY MAY REMAIN CAPABLE OF
   LARGE HAIL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS THEY DEVELOP EASTWARD.  BY LATE
   TONIGHT OVER WEST TN AND NORTHERN MS...THERE APPEARS TO BE AN
   INCREASING RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL.
   
   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 27030.
   
   
   ...HART
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