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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 75

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1240 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Much of Arkansas

  Northwest Louisiana

  Southeast Oklahoma

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1240 PM

  until 800 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will continue to develop along a cold front

moving into the watch area.  These storms are expected to become

locally severe, with tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail possible

through the afternoon.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles

east and west of a line from 65 miles west southwest of Natchitoches

LA to 20 miles north northeast of Flippin AR. 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 74...



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 450. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Hart

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