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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 352

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

945 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Arkansas



* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 945 AM until

  400 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A band of strong/severe storms is expected to spread

eastward across Arkansas and intensify into the afternoon hours with

potential to produce damaging wind gusts and occasional hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 100

statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north northeast

of Batesville AR to 45 miles south southeast of Hot Springs AR. For

a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 351...



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

28035.



...Weiss

