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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 361
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WW0361 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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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 361
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   945 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN ARKANSAS
          SOUTHERN MISSOURI
          NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 945 PM
   UNTIL 400 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 55
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST OF
   GROVE OKLAHOMA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF WEST PLAINS
   MISSOURI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
   
   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 357...WW 358...WW
   359...WW 360...
   
   DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS OVER NORTHEAST OK AND
   SOUTHWEST MO WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND TRACK
   EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO NORTHERN AR. 
   AMPLE MOISTURE/INSTABILITY AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL
   MAINTAIN A RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF HAIL AND
   DAMAGING WINDS.
   
   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 30025.
   
   
   ...HART
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