[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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WWUS20 KWNS 252358
SEL7
SPC WW 252358
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-260700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 7
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
700 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  WESTERN KENTUCKY
  SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
  NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 700 PM
  UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

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

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST OF
POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI TO 50 MILES EAST OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 6...

DISCUSSION...SVR THREAT EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER WW
AREA...EXPANDING/SHIFTING EWD AND SWD AS CONVECTION FORMS INVOF
SWD-MOVING COLD FRONT...SUPPORTED ALSO BY STRENGTHENING LLJ.  REF
SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 144 FOR MORE METEOROLOGICAL RETAILS.

AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 26025.


...EDWARDS


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