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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 4

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1100 AM CST Sat Feb 24 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Central and Southern Arkansas

  Northwest Louisiana

  Southeast Oklahoma

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1100 AM until

  600 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify over northeast Texas,

spreading into parts of LA and AR this afternoon.  Supercells

capable of tornadoes and damaging winds are possible throughout the

watch area.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

north and south of a line from 45 miles south southwest of Paris TX

to 55 miles northeast of Pine Bluff AR. 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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Hart

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