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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 287

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

605 AM CDT Wed May 29 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Northeast Arkansas

  Missouri Bootheel

  Western Tennessee



* Effective this Wednesday morning from 605 AM until NOON CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will continue a general

east/northeastward progression this morning across the region. The

strongest portion of these storms could produce locally damaging

winds along with some hail.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35

statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of

Walnut Ridge AR to 25 miles north northeast of Jackson TN. 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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 285...WW 286...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few

cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector

24035.



...Guyer

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