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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 362
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WW0362 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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   SEL2
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 362
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   130 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
          WESTERN TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 130 AM UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 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 50
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS TO 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
   OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.  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 361...
   
   DISCUSSION...WELL ORGANIZED BOW ECHO MOVING ACROSS NCNTRL AR ATTM
   WILL TRACK TOWARD THE MS RIVER OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STORMS ARE
   MOVING INTO A WARM AND VERY MOIST AIRMASS AND COEXIST WITHIN BELT OF
   STRONGER LOW THROUGH MID LEVEL WLY FLOW OF 30-50KT. MODEST LOW LEVEL
   ASCENT/WAA ON THE NOSE OF NOCTURNALLY ENHANCED LOW LEVEL JET MAY
   CONTINUE TO AID UPDRAFT PERSISTENCE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE AND SWRN
   FLANK OF THIS SMALL MCS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS LONG AS BOWING
   STRUCTURE IS MAINTAINED/EVIDENT...THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
   WILL EXIST.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 30035.
   
   
   ...CARBIN
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