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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 191

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

325 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  southwest Arkansas

  northwest Louisiana

  southeast Oklahoma

  northeast Texas



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Low topped supercells may remain capable of producing a

few tornadoes in the Ark-La-Tex region this afternoon into early

evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north of De Queen AR to 45

miles south southwest of El Dorado AR. 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 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean

storm motion vector 18030.



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