

980 

WWUS20 KWNS 052324

SEL1

SPC WW 052324

ARZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-060600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 261

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  SOUTHWESTERN TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS

    TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OZARKS HAVE AGGREGATED INTO A

COMPLEX THAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED FOR A COUPLE

MORE HOURS THEN LEVEL OFF AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THIS PART

OF THE MID SOUTH.  DAMAGING GUSTS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN.

ISOLATED...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL ALSO IS POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH

NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD

MISSISSIPPI.  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 258...WW 259...WW 260...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 32035.





...EDWARDS



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WWUS20 KWNS 052324

SEL1

SPC WW 052324

ARZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-060600-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 261

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

625 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  EASTERN ARKANSAS

  NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI

  SOUTHWESTERN TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 625 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS

    TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE OZARKS HAVE AGGREGATED INTO A

COMPLEX THAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED FOR A COUPLE

MORE HOURS THEN LEVEL OFF AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THIS PART

OF THE MID SOUTH.  DAMAGING GUSTS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN.

ISOLATED...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL ALSO IS POSSIBLE.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH

NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD

MISSISSIPPI.  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 258...WW 259...WW 260...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 32035.





...EDWARDS

