[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 121835
SEL7
SPC WW 121835
ARZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-130000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 447
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
135 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 135 PM UNTIL
700 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WALNUT
RIDGE ARKANSAS TO 15 MILES EAST OF KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.

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 445...WW 446...

DISCUSSION...VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS TN/NRN AR. WITH E/W
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING SWD INTO TN AND VIRTUALLY NO
CAP...STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER
MUCH OF WATCH AREA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

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 27020.


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