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WWUS20 KWNS 191928

SEL1

SPC WW 191928

ARZ000-LAZ000-TXZ000-CWZ000-200100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 81

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

230 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHERN ARKANSAS

  WESTERN LOUISIANA

  EAST TEXAS

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 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 LIKELY

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER

EAST TX THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH

EARLY EVENING.  STRONG INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL

PROMOTE THE RISK OF SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND

DAMAGING WINDS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES SOUTH OF

HUNTSVILLE TEXAS TO 65 MILES NORTH OF EL DORADO ARKANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 79...WW 80...



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 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26035.





...HART

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753 

WWUS20 KWNS 191928

SEL1

SPC WW 191928

ARZ000-LAZ000-TXZ000-CWZ000-200100-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 81

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

230 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHERN ARKANSAS

  WESTERN LOUISIANA

  EAST TEXAS

  COASTAL WATERS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 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 LIKELY

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER

EAST TX THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH

EARLY EVENING.  STRONG INSTABILITY AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT WILL

PROMOTE THE RISK OF SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND

DAMAGING WINDS.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95

STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES SOUTH OF

HUNTSVILLE TEXAS TO 65 MILES NORTH OF EL DORADO ARKANSAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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 79...WW 80...



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 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26035.





...HART

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