[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 251411
SEL0
SPC WW 251411
ARZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-252000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 200
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
915 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

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

       EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 915 AM UNTIL 300
PM CDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUPELO
MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 199...

DISCUSSION...AN ORGANIZED BOWING MCS IS TRACKING RAPIDLY EASTWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL AR.  THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ACTIVITY
AS IT MOVES ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO PORTIONS OF WEST TN AND
NORTHERN MS.  DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT LARGE HAIL IS
ALSO A POSSIBILITY.

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 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25040.


...HART
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