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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 5

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

315 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Arkansas

  Southern Illinois

  Western Kentucky

  Southeast Missouri

  Northwest Mississippi

  West Tennessee



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 315 PM until

  900 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 large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over central AR will track

rapidly eastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening.

Damaging winds and a few tornadoes are the main threats.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

north and south of a line from 10 miles west southwest of Walnut

Ridge AR to 30 miles northeast of Fort Campbell KY. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 4...



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

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

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

storm motion vector 24045.



...Hart

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