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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 56

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

220 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  central and western Arkansas

  northwest Louisiana

  eastern Oklahoma

  north central and northeast Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms are expected to intensify from eastern Oklahoma and

north central Texas and continue east into the lower Mississippi

Valley. Damaging wind, a few tornadoes and large hail will be

possible with the stronger storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Flippin AR to 35

miles south southeast of Dallas TX. 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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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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



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