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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 103

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

755 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  WEST TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 755 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF POPLAR BLUFF

MISSOURI TO 15 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 97...WW 98...WW 99...WW

100...WW 101...WW 102...



DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AR WILL

SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO WATCH AREA.  LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL CONTINUE

TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...MAINTAINING THE RISK OF ISOLATED

TORNADOES.  LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER CELLS.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.





...HART

