[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation MSG

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WWUS20 KWNS 252145
SEL0
SPC WW 252145
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-260400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 250...RESENT
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
445 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SMALL PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1100 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF
FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 65 MILES NORTHEAST 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 249...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY ACROSS
SERN MO INTO NERN AS MID LEVEL WIND MAX TRAVERSES AREA.  WITH FULL
HEATING ALLOWING CAPES TO INCREASE TO ABOVE 1000 J/KG AND STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS.  ENHANCED
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND THREAT WILL ACCOMPANY ANY SUPERCELL STORM.

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 26040.


...HALES



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