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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 46

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

825 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeastern Arkansas

  Southern Illinois

  Central and southern Indiana

  Central and western Kentucky

  Southeastern Missouri

  Western Tennessee



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 825 PM

  until 400 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter

    possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Widely spaced yet potentially tornadic supercells are

expected to move east-northeastward into and across parts of this

watch, offering the threats for tornadoes (some significant: capable

of at least EF2 damage), large hail and severe gusts.  Some increase

in storm coverage is likely through the overnight hours.  See SPC

mesoscale discussion 224 for initial meteorological insights.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles

east and west of a line from 20 miles south southeast of Jonesboro

AR to 30 miles east northeast of Bloomington IN. 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...CONTINUE...WW 41...WW 42...WW 43...WW

44...WW 45...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Edwards

