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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 419

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

545 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  northern Alabama

  northeast Arkansas

  Missouri Bootheel

  northern Mississippi

  Tennessee



* Effective this Friday afternoon and Saturday morning from 545

  PM until 100 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...The leading edge of outflow produced by a couple of

consolidating clusters of thunderstorms will continue to advance

south-southeastward across the region through late evening,

accompanied by a period of potentially damaging wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65

statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles south

southwest of Jonesboro AR to 35 miles east southeast of Crossville

TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch

outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).



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 416...WW 417...WW 418...



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 550. Mean storm motion vector

30035.



...Kerr

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