[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 030311
SEL1
SPC WW 030311
ARZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-030900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 141
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1010 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1010 PM UNTIL
400 AM CDT.

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

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF EL DORADO
ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 134. WATCH NUMBER 134 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
1010 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 137...WW 138...WW 139...WW 140...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT WILL
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS ACROSS WATCH AREA.  NEW STORMS ARE
DEVELOPING WESTWARD ALONG BOUNDARY ACROSS AR...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.  ENHANCED LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR
FROM EASTERN AR EASTWARD WILL POSE A RISK OF TORNADOES AS WELL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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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