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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 130

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

350 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS

       PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 350 PM UNTIL

1100 PM CDT.



HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70

MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST OF

MCALESTER OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 126...WW 127...WW

128...WW 129...



DISCUSSION...AN ARCING WEST-TO-EAST LINE OF STRONG/LOCALLY SEVERE

STORMS CONTINUES MOVING NWD ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND SRN AR

ATTM...AND WILL AFFECT SERN OK AND ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF SRN AND

CENTRAL AR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  WITH A VERY UNSTABLE

ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF THE

ONGOING/ORGANIZED CONVECTION...NWD SHIFT OF THE AREAL THREAT FOR

LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE.



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 18035.





...GOSS

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