

353 

WWUS20 KWNS 261716

SEL9

SPC WW 261716

ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-270100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 359

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1220 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHERN ARKANSAS

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  SOUTHWEST INDIANA

  WESTERN KENTUCKY

  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  NORTHWEST TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1220 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER

THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF DAMAGING

WIND GUSTS IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 10 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

OWENSBORO KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



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

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

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

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...HART



510 

WWUS20 KWNS 261716

SEL9

SPC WW 261716

ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-270100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 359

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1220 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHERN ARKANSAS

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  SOUTHWEST INDIANA

  WESTERN KENTUCKY

  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

  NORTHWEST TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1220 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER

THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF DAMAGING

WIND GUSTS IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH

SOUTHWEST OF FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 10 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF

OWENSBORO KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE

THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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.



&&



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

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

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

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...HART

