[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 58
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1240 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  EASTERN ARKANSAS
  NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1240 AM UNTIL 800 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF MEMPHIS
TENNESSEE TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MONROE LOUISIANA.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...CONTINUE...WW 55...WW 56...WW 57...

DISCUSSION...BOW ECHO CONVECTIVE SYSTEM NOW OVER S CNTRL AR EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE ENE INTO NRN MS THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING AS REGION IS
GLANCED BY SRN FRINGE OF STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ATTENDANT JET
STREAK MOVING ENE ACROSS THE MID MS VLY. 50+ KT WSWLY DEEP SHEAR AND
MOISTURE-RICH ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF CONVECTIVE SYSTEM SUGGEST A GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS/SUSTAINED CIRCULATIONS WITH A RISK
FOR A COUPLE TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO DMGG WIND. AN OCCASIONAL
TORNADO THREAT ALSO MAY BE POSED BY MORE DISCRETE STORMS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FORMING IN CONFLUENT SSWLY LOW-LVL FLOW AHEAD OF THE BOW
SYSTEM. FINALLY...ONE OR TWO STRONG TO SVR STORMS ALSO MAY FORM AND
MOVE ENE ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NOW MOVING SSEWD ACROSS NE AR.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...CORFIDI


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