

152 

WWUS20 KWNS 311845

SEL0

SPC WW 311845

ARZ000-MSZ000-010000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 10

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

150 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL

  700 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS TO 10 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 9...



DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST AR

WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE OTHER STORMS

INITIATE FARTHER EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MS.  LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN

THREAT...WITH THE RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL.



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 28030.





...HART



009 

WWUS20 KWNS 311845

SEL0

SPC WW 311845

ARZ000-MSZ000-010000-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 10

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

150 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL

  700 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST

SOUTHWEST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS TO 10 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 9...



DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST AR

WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE OTHER STORMS

INITIATE FARTHER EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MS.  LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN

THREAT...WITH THE RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL.



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 28030.





...HART

