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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 162

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1030 AM CDT Mon May 4 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northern Arkansas



* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 1030 AM until

  400 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over northwest Arkansas will move eastward

through the day across the watch area.  Large hail will be the main

threat with these storms, but an increasing risk of damaging winds

or even isolated tornadoes may develop this afternoon.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west southwest

of Harrison AR to 15 miles southeast of Walnut Ridge AR. For a

complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline

update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are

favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce

tornadoes.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 161...



AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector

27035.



...Hart

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