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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 596

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

240 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northwestern Arkansas

  Southeastern Kansas

  Southwestern Missouri

  Northeastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Sunday morning from 240 AM until 1000 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A complex of sporadically severe thunderstorms may

maintain or even enlarge its influence as it moves into a favorably

moist/unstable environment across the watch area through local

midmorning hours.  Damaging/severe gusts will remain the main

hazard.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east southeast

of Tulsa OK to 70 miles north of Springfield MO. 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 594...WW 595...



AVIATION...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 550. Mean storm motion vector

29035.



...Edwards

