[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

[Nashville EMWIN]

WWUS20 KWNS 061712
SEL8
SPC WW 061710
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-062300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 578
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1210 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       SOUTHWEST INDIANA
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1210 PM UNTIL
600 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES EAST OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS
TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.

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.

DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AND UNCAPPED AIR MASS OVER WATCH AREA.
WITH 20-25 KT OF SHEAR...PULSE TYPE SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS.

AVIATION...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 550. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 22020.


...HALES

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