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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 60

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

320 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern and eastern Arkansas

  Northern Louisiana

  Extreme northwestern Mississippi

  Northeastern Texas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected this afternoon

from northeastern Texas across northwestern Louisiana into southern

and eastern Arkansas.  The storms will persist through late evening

and expand in coverage, with the potential to produce very large

hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes.  A couple of strong

tornadoes will be possible, mainly later this evening across

southeast Arkansas.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

north and south of a line from 55 miles east northeast of Pine Bluff

AR to 25 miles west northwest of Longview TX. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for

tornadoes and 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 58...WW 59...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Thompson

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