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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 32

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1155 AM CST Wed Mar 17 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Arkansas

  Northern Louisiana

  Northern and western Mississippi



* Effective this Wednesday morning and evening from 1155 AM until

  600 PM CST.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 85

    mph likely

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Discrete supercells and linear clusters are expected to

intensify and becoming increasingly widespread across the

Ark-La-Miss region through this evening. At least a few significant

tornadoes are expected, one or more of which may become

long-tracked.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Oxford MS to 25 miles

west of Alexandria LA. 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 26...WW 27...WW 28...WW

29...WW 30...WW 31...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 75 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Grams

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