[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 210627
SEL0
SPC WW 210627
ARZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-211200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 20
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1230 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 1230 AM UNTIL 600 AM CST.

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 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES EAST OF JACKSON
TENNESSEE.  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 19...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN AR
ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AND TRACK EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF
WESTERN TN AND NORTHERN MS OVERNIGHT.  COLD TEMPERATURES
ALOFT...STEEP LAPSE RATES...AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
PROMOTE THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN STRONGER CELLS.

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 27035.


...HART

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