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WWUS20 KWNS 290543

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SPC WW 290543

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 155

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Arkansas

  Northern Louisiana

  Western Mississippi



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 1245 AM until 600 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A nearly continuous squall line will continue to steadily

move southeastward overnight with locally damaging winds remaining a

possibility at least through the early/middle part of the overnight.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles east southeast

of Greenwood MS to 10 miles north of Natchitoches LA. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 153...WW 154...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

29040.



...Guyer

