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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 101

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

720 PM CDT Wed Mar 29 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Extreme southeastern Arkansas

  Southwestern through northeastern Louisiana

  Western Mississippi

  Coastal Waters



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 720 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...The threat for severe weather, with clusters of

thunderstorms, is expected to spread northeastward across the watch

area through the remainder of this evening and overnight, before

diminishing late tonight.  A few tornadoes are possible, along with

damaging winds and isolated large hail.  See SPC mesoscale

discussion 370 for initial meteorological details.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Intracoastal

City LA to 25 miles northeast of Greenville MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



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...This tornado watch replaces tornado

watch number 98. Watch number 98 will not be in effect after 720

PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 99...WW 100...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Edwards

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