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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 942

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1130 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF



       FAR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

       FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

       CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS



EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1130 PM

UNTIL 600 AM CST.



TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND

GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE

AREAS.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF DE

QUEEN ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TEMPLE TEXAS.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 941...



DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF STORMS CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AHEAD OF

INTENSE UPPER SYSTEM LATE THIS EVENING.  SHEAR REMAINS QUITE STRONG

AND WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...AS

ACTIVITY SHIFTS ENEWD OVERNIGHT.



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

400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.





...EVANS

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