[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 212234
SEL0
SPC WW 212234
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-220600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 180
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
535 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 535 PM
UNTIL 100 AM 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALNUT RIDGE ARKANSAS.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 176...WW 177...WW 178...WW
179...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING
EASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST MO AND NORTHEAST AR.  THESE STORMS WILL
LIKELY SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY TO BE THE MAIN THREAT.

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 27030.


...HART

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