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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 471

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1000 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

       LARGE PART OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA



EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM

UNTIL 500 AM CDT.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF

MONETT MISSOURI TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARDMORE OKLAHOMA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 466...WW 467...WW

468...WW 469...WW 470...



DISCUSSION...INTENSE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL

CONTINUE EWD. AIR MASS REMAINS MDTLY UNSTABLE WITH STRONG SHEAR

PROFILES.  PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WITH

TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS.



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.





...HALES

