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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 174

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

305 AM CDT Fri May 8 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southwestern Arkansas

  Northwestern Louisiana

  Extreme southeastern Oklahoma

  Northeast and extreme north-central Texas



* Effective this Friday morning from 305 AM until 1000 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A well-organized convective complex, with bow echo and a

history of intermittently severe wind gusts, will proceed

southeastward into the Arklatex region through the remainder of the

morning.  Sporadic severe gusts remain the main threat.  Isolated

large hail still may occur.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles either side of a line from 45 miles north of Paris TX

to 50 miles south of El Dorado AR. For a complete depiction of the

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



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 173...



AVIATION...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 600. Mean storm motion vector

29045.



...Edwards

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