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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 282
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WW0282 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 282
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1250 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          MUCH OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHERN LOUISIANA
          SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
          PARTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
   800 PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 3 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 75
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES SOUTHWEST
   OF DE QUEEN ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MONTICELLO
   ARKANSAS.  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...CONTINUE...WW 280...WW 281...
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN BOTH NUMBER AND
   INTENSITY ALONG AND N OF E/W BOUNDARY VICINITY LA/AR BORDER.  WITH
   MLCAPES IN WARM SECTOR AOA 2500 J/KG AND 40KT OF DEEP LAYER
   SHEAR...SUPERCELLS ARE POSSIBLE INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL.  STORMS
   COULD EVOLVE INTO LINE SEGMENTS/BOWS WITH AN ENHANCED WIND DAMAGE
   THREAT AS THEY MOVE E VICINITY OF BOUNDARY.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 27025.
   
   
   ...HALES
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