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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 259

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

250 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Extreme southeast Arkansas

  Northeast Louisiana

  Central Mississippi



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until

  900 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will continue to surge southward from

northern into central Mississippi this afternoon, and some

additional storm development to the west is expected into southeast

Arkansas and northeast Louisiana.  Damaging downburst winds will be

the main threat, though isolated large hail may occur with the

stronger embedded storms.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95

statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles north northeast

of Greenwood MS to 75 miles west of Meridian MS. 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 258...



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

36035.



...Thompson

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