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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 423

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

700 PM CST Mon Nov 5 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeastern Arkansas

  Northern Mississippi

  Western and middle Tennessee



* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 700 PM

  until 300 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...As the air mass moistens and destabilizes from southwest

to northeast, the potential for tornadoes and damaging gusts will

increase, with a band of storms moving rapidly across the Mid-South

tonight.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 55 miles east southeast of Pine Bluff

AR to 45 miles west northwest of Nashville TN. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 422...



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 24040.



...Edwards

