[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 070436
SEL1
SPC WW 070436
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-071000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 161
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1135 PM CDT THU APR 6 2006

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1135 PM
UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF BATESVILLE
ARKANSAS TO 30 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 157. WATCH NUMBER 157 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
1135 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 159...WW 160...

DISCUSSION...FAST-MOVING AND PERHAPS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED BROKEN
CONVECTIVE BAND NOW  OVER N CNTRL AR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ENE
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.  AS SYSTEM MOVES OFF HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
OZARKS...ONE OR TWO EMBEDDED STORMS MAY INTENSIFY A BIT AND POSE A
THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO HIGH WIND/MARGINALLY
SEVERE HAIL.  AREA VWPS SHOW AMPLE EFFECTIVE SHEAR TO SUPPORT MID
LEVEL...AND POSSIBLY LOW LEVEL...STORM ROTATION AS 1 KM SSW FLOW
STRENGTHENS TO AOA 60 KTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...CORFIDI

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