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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 136

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

655 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far southwest Arkansas

  Far southeast Oklahoma

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Wednesday night from 655 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple intense tornadoes possible

  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A supercell may persist east along the Red River with an

additional supercell or two possibly developing south into northeast

Texas this evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

either side of a line from 40 miles west of Shreveport LA to 5 miles

northwest of De Queen AR. 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 134...WW 135...



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 25035.



...Grams

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