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WWUS20 KWNS 252358

SEL7

SPC WW 252358

ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-260700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 7

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

700 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WESTERN KENTUCKY

  SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

  NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 700 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF

POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI TO 50 MILES EAST OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 6...



DISCUSSION...SVR THREAT EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER WW

AREA...EXPANDING/SHIFTING EWD AND SWD AS CONVECTION FORMS INVOF

SWD-MOVING COLD FRONT...SUPPORTED ALSO BY STRENGTHENING LLJ.  REF

SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 144 FOR MORE METEOROLOGICAL RETAILS.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...EDWARDS

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333 

WWUS20 KWNS 252358

SEL7

SPC WW 252358

ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-260700-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 7

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

700 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS

  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  WESTERN KENTUCKY

  SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

  NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 700 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF

POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI TO 50 MILES EAST OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 6...



DISCUSSION...SVR THREAT EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER WW

AREA...EXPANDING/SHIFTING EWD AND SWD AS CONVECTION FORMS INVOF

SWD-MOVING COLD FRONT...SUPPORTED ALSO BY STRENGTHENING LLJ.  REF

SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 144 FOR MORE METEOROLOGICAL RETAILS.



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 26025.





...EDWARDS

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