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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 23

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

520 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  eastern Arkansas

  Missouri Bootheel

  northern Mississippi

  western Tennessee



* Effective this Thursday morning from 520 AM until NOON CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop and move rapidly

northeast across the watch area this morning with a risk for a

couple tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

east and west of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Dyersburg

TN to 45 miles east of Monticello AR. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU3).



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 22...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Bunting

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