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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 349

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1215 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of

  Arkansas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1215 PM

  until 700 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A cluster of storms near the eastern Oklahoma/western

Arkansas border at midday (Noon CDT) will likely continue

east-southeastward, while additional storms develop ahead of it this

afternoon across central/eastern Arkansas. Isolated damaging wind

gusts are the main hazard, but some hail could also locally occur.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 90

statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast

of Russellville AR to 45 miles south southeast of Hot Springs AR.

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 348...



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 550. Mean storm motion vector

29025.



...Guyer

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