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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 164

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

445 PM CDT Wed Apr 26 2017



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southeast Arkansas

  Central and northern Louisiana

  West central Mississippi

  Southeast Texas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 445 PM

  until 1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Squall line will begin to accelerate eastward through the

evening hours, with some increase in the damaging wind risk

expected.  A couple of tornadoes and large hail will still be

possible, especially with embedded circulations and any

sustained/discrete storms ahead of the line.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Greenville MS to 55

miles southwest of Fort Polk LA. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).



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 162...WW 163...



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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 25035.



...Thompson

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