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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 206
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Low Very Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 206
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   735 PM CDT Fri May 22 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Parts of west central and central Arkansas
     East central and southeast Oklahoma

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 735 PM
     until 200 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorm development is underway along a
   residual outflow boundary near and just south of Interstate 40, and
   storms will likely persist along this corridor into the early
   morning hours.  The storm environment favors supercells capable of
   producing isolated very large hail and damaging winds.  There will
   also be some threat for a tornado or two with the most intense
   supercells the next few hours.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
   statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west southwest
   of Mcalester OK to 15 miles north northeast of Little Rock AR. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 204...WW 205...

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
   27025.

   ...Thompson
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