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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 204

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1220 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern Arkansas

  Southern Missouri

  Eastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Tuesday morning from 1220 AM until 800 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Periodic severe thunderstorms capable of mostly damaging

winds and some tornado risk will continue to favor a

southwest/northeast-oriented boundary through the overnight hours.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 10 miles north northeast of West

Plains MO to 20 miles north northwest of Mcalester OK. 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 200...WW 201...WW

202...WW 203...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24030.



...Guyer

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