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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 111

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1200 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwest Arkansas

  Southeast Kansas

  Southwest Missouri

  Central and Eastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from NOON until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...Numerous rounds of thunderstorms will affect the watch

area this afternoon and evening, with parameters favorable for a

risk of large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.  A strong

tornado or two is possible by late afternoon and early evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Joplin MO to 30

miles south of Ardmore OK. 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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

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

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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