[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 210300
SEL9
SPC WW 210300
ARZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-211000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 229
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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

       SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
       NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN AND PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM
UNTIL 500 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 65
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH OF
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 223...WW 224...WW
225...WW 227...WW 228...

DISCUSSION...WITH APPROACH OF W TX TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED LARGE SCALE
ASCENT...THE DEEP MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT
INCREASING THUNDERSTORMS BOTH IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY ACROSS WATCH
AREA.  SHEAR SUFFICIENT FOR ROTATING STORMS WHICH WILL ENHANCE
PARTICULARLY THE LARGE HAIL 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 24030.


...HALES

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