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Tornado Watch 6
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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Low Low

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   SEL6

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 6
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   255 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southeastern Arkansas
     Southwestern and central Kentucky
     Northern Louisiana
     Western and northern Mississippi
     Western and middle Tennessee
     Extreme east Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday morning from 255 AM until 1100 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

   SUMMARY...A corridor of strong to occasionally severe thunderstorms
   will continue to pose an intermittent tornado and damaging-gust
   hazard as it shifts slowly eastward across the watch area, and
   through a favorable environment, during the remainder of this
   morning.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 45 miles south southeast of Shreveport
   LA to 55 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
   tornadoes and 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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado
   watch number 3...tornado watch number 4...tornado watch number 5.
   Watch number 3 4 5 will not be in effect after 255 AM CST. 

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 24035.

   ...Edwards
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