[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 590
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
330 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Eastern Arkansas
  Northern Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 330 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A broken band of thunderstorms will continue to develop
and intensify through the afternoon into the early evening.  Wind
damage is possible with the stronger cells as the storms move east.
Marginally severe hail may accompany the stronger cores.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles east southeast
of Jackson TN to 65 miles west southwest of Memphis TN. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 588...WW 589...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29020.

...Smith
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