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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 146

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

450 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southwest Arkansas

  Northwest Louisiana

  Southeast Oklahoma

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon from 450 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible



SUMMARY...Several supercells are expected to develop across

northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma, spreading east into parts of

southwest Arkansas and northwest Louisiana later this evening. A

couple of these supercells may become long-tracked and intense,

particularly across northeast Texas.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 60 miles north of De Queen AR to 50

miles south southeast of Tyler 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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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 145...



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

surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 29040.



...Grams

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