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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 35

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

520 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northern Arkansas

  Southern Illinois

  Southwestern Indiana

  Western Kentucky

  Southeastern Missouri

  Northwestern Tennessee



* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 520 PM

  until 100 AM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should develop and increase in coverage and

intensity through the evening over the watch area, with commensurate

increase in mainly large-hail potential in a favorable supercell

environment.  Tornadoes are possible, however, along with isolated

severe gusts.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

either side of a line from 45 miles south of Harrison AR to

Owensboro 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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AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 27030.



...Edwards

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