[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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Mon May 4 14:57:05 CDT 2020


WWUS20 KWNS 041956
SEL4
SPC WW 041956
ARZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-050300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 164
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 PM CDT Mon May 4 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Northeast Arkansas
  Western Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri
  Northern Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Monday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over Missouri and Arkansas will track
southeastward across the watch area this afternoon and evening,
posing a risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts.  There is also
a low risk of a tornado or two over west TN along the warm front.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles west northwest
of Cape Girardeau MO to 60 miles east southeast of Memphis TN. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 161...WW 162...WW 163...

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 500. Mean storm motion vector
28035.

...Hart
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