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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 106

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1040 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far southeast Arkansas

  Northeast Louisiana

  Northern and central Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday morning and evening from 1040 AM until

  800 PM CDT.



...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...



* Primary threats include...

  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely

  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 80 mph possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Intense bowing line with a history of several tornadoes in

northwest Louisiana will progress rapidly east-northeast this

afternoon. Additional semi-discrete suprecells may develop ahead of

the line as well across parts of northern and central Mississippi.

Environment is supportive of several tornadoes, some of which will

likely be strong in addition to potential widespread damaging winds.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles

north and south of a line from 5 miles north northwest of Monroe LA

to 20 miles south of Columbus 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 105...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 25045.



...Grams

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