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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 25

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1025 AM CDT Tue Apr 3 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Southwest Arkansas

  Northwest Louisiana

  Southeast Oklahoma

  Central and Northeast Texas



* Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1025 AM until

  600 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events

    to 2.5 inches in diameter possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are intensifying over central Texas, and

will spread northeastward across the watch area through the

afternoon.  Other storms will form along an approaching cold front.

Large hail and damaging winds will be possible in the strongest

cells.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75

statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west of Temple

TX to 40 miles northeast of Shreveport LA. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU5).



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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

26030.



...Hart

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