[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 76
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
515 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
  Eastern Arkansas
  Northeastern Louisiana
  Central and northern Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Friday afternoon from 515 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A maturing squall line will surge eastward from Arkansas
into western Tennessee and northwestern Mississippi through early
tonight, with an accompanying threat for swaths of damaging winds
(up to 75 mph) and tornadoes with embedded circulations.  Farther
south, a few semi-discrete supercells are expected ahead of the
squall line, from northeast Louisiana across southeastern Arkansas
and west central/northwestern Mississippi.  A few strong-intense
tornadoes will be possible in this corridor with any persistent
supercells later this evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Memphis TN to 20
miles south of Natchez MS. For a complete depiction of the watch see
the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 75...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23050.

...Thompson
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