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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 189

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

700 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Southern Arkansas

  Northern Louisiana

  East Texas



* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 700 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Severe storms will continue to spread northeastward across

the ArkLaTex region this evening, with storms potentially lingering

across northern Louisiana into the late evening/overnight hours. The

primary hazards are damaging winds and a few tornadoes, although

some hail could occur as well.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 95 miles northeast of Natchitoches LA

to 25 miles north northwest of Lufkin TX. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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 183...WW 184...WW

186...WW 187...WW 188...



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 600. Mean

storm motion vector 25030.



...Guyer

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