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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 92

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

705 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northeast Arkansas

  Western and Middle Tennessee



* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 705 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely



SUMMARY...A broken line of thunderstorms currently extending from

northern Arkansas into southeast Missouri will sag southeastward

into the watch area this evening.  Large hail and damaging wind

gusts will be possible in the stronger cells, along with an

increasing risk of a few tornadoes after dark.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 25 miles southwest of Jonesboro AR to

40 miles east of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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...CONTINUE...WW 88...WW 89...WW 90...WW

91...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 28035.



...Hart

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