[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 258
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  FAR EASTERN ARKANSAS
  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  SOUTHERN INDIANA
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM
  UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...AIDED BY A WEAK MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WITH ENHANCED FLOW
ALOFT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY
INTENSIFY AS THEY PROGRESS GENERALLY SOUTHEASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON
WITHIN AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 35 MILES WEST OF DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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.

&&

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 29030.


...GUYER
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