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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 517

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

145 PM CST Sat Dec 17 2016



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Arkansas

  Southern Indiana

  Western and Central Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri

  Northern Mississippi

  Western and Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until

  900 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify along and ahead of a cold

front moving across the watch area this afternoon and evening.  The

strongest storms will pose a risk of damaging wind gusts and a few

tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles

east and west of a line from 90 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY

to 50 miles southeast of Little Rock AR. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU7).



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.



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AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24035.



...Hart

