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WWUS20 KWNS 191841

SEL0

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ARZ000-OKZ000-200100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 80

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

140 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS

  EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM OVER CENTRAL OK

BENEATH AN UPPER TROUGH.  OTHER STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH

AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL

AND GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF CHANDLER OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES EAST OF RUSSELLVILLE

ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 78...WW 79...



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

TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 25030.





...HART

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940 

WWUS20 KWNS 191841

SEL0

SPC WW 191841

ARZ000-OKZ000-200100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 80

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

140 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  WESTERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS

  EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL

  800 PM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5

    INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM OVER CENTRAL OK

BENEATH AN UPPER TROUGH.  OTHER STORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH

AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL

AND GUSTY/DAMAGING WINDS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST

NORTHWEST OF CHANDLER OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES EAST OF RUSSELLVILLE

ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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 78...WW 79...



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

TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 25030.





...HART

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