[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 345
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
440 PM CDT Mon Aug 20 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Extreme southeastern Illinois
  Southwestern Indiana
  Western Kentucky
  Northern Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Monday afternoon from 440 PM until Midnight CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Bands of strong-severe thunderstorms will offer a risk for
damaging gusts across the watch area through this evening.  A
supercell or two (predominantly over the MS/southwestern TN section)
could pose a tornado risk as well, and isolated severe hail cannot
be ruled out.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south of Oxford
MS to 40 miles northeast of Evansville IN. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 344...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
25030.

...Edwards
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