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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 45

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

950 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Arkansas

  Western and Northern Louisiana

  Far southeast Oklahoma

  East Texas



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 950 PM

  until 600 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple quasi-linear bands of storms will continue to

steadily progress east-northeastward across the region, with

line-embedded circulations and a few semi-discrete supercells ahead

of the convective bands. A moist environment and very strong

low-level shear will continue the tornado risk into the overnight

along with the potential for damaging wind gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Batesville AR to 40

miles south southeast of Lufkin TX. 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 39...WW 40...WW 43...WW

44...



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 550. Mean

storm motion vector 22040.



...Guyer

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