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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 101

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

240 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southeast Arkansas

  Northeast Louisiana

  Western Mississippi



* Effective this Thursday morning from 240 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A broken convective line will continue to steadily

progress northeastward across the region overnight. A gradually

destabilizing air mass downstream along with strong shear will

support well-organized storms and bowing segments. Damaging winds

are the most probable hazard, although a tornado risk may exist with

line-embedded circulations.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northwest of

Greenwood MS to 20 miles south southwest of Natchez MS. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 100...



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

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

23035.



...Guyer

