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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 259
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Extreme southeast Arkansas
  Northeast Louisiana
  Central Mississippi

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will continue to surge southward from
northern into central Mississippi this afternoon, and some
additional storm development to the west is expected into southeast
Arkansas and northeast Louisiana.  Damaging downburst winds will be
the main threat, though isolated large hail may occur with the
stronger embedded storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northeast
of Greenwood MS to 75 miles west of Meridian MS. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 258...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
36035.

...Thompson