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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 153

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

735 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Arkansas

  Southern Illinois

  Extreme western Kentucky

  Southeastern Missouri

  Extreme northwestern Mississippi

  Extreme western Tennessee



* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 735 PM

  until 300 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

  A tornado or two possible



SUMMARY...A well-organized line of thunderstorms will move generally

southeastward across the watch area through the remainder of the

evening, before weakening tonight near or just east of the

Mississippi River.  In the meantime, it should offer a dominant

severe-wind threat, with isolated hail and/or a brief tornado

possible.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70

statute miles either side of a line from 40 miles south southwest of

Hot Springs AR to 40 miles north northeast of Carbondale IL. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 150...WW 151...WW 152...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector

31045.



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