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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 46

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1010 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Eastern Arkansas

  Far southern Illinois

  Western Kentucky

  Northeast Louisiana

  Far southeast Missouri

  Mississippi

  Western Tennessee



* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1010 PM

  until 600 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Multiple corridors of strong to severe storms will

continue to spread east/northeastward across the region through the

early morning hours. An environment supportive of some tornadoes and

damaging winds will continue to develop eastward of the Mississippi

River overnight.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles east northeast of Poplar Bluff

MO to 25 miles southwest of Natchez MS. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU6).



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 43...WW 44...WW 45...



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 23040.



...Guyer

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