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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 105

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1110 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

  NORTHWEST LOUISIANA

  EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

  NORTHEAST TEXAS



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1110 PM

  UNTIL 500 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF

TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CORSICANA

TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED

WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 102...WW 103...WW 104...



DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG THE SURFACE

DRYLINE FROM SOUTHEAST OK INTO NORTHEAST TX.  THESE STORMS ARE

EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE

OVERNIGHT PERIOD.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN

THREATS.  HOWEVER...STRONG LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR MAY BE

SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL.



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

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.





...HART

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