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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 286

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

310 AM CDT Wed May 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Arkansas



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 310 AM until 900 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A fast-moving cluster of storms will continue to progress

east/northeastward across northern Arkansas through the early

morning hours, with localized wind damage the main threat. The Fort

Smith, Arkansas airport recently reported a 53 knot measured wind

gust.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of

Russellville AR to 10 miles north northeast of Batesville AR. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 284...WW 285...



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 500. Mean storm motion vector

24040.



...Guyer

