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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 43

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

345 PM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme southeast Arkansas

  Northeast Louisiana

  Western Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until

  1000 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 likely

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will develop across the watch are this

afternoon and evening, with the strongest cells posing a risk of

large hail and damaging winds.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50

statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles south of Natchez

MS to 30 miles north northeast of Greenville MS. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 42...



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

24030.



...Hart

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