[BNAWX] Severe Local Storm Watch and Watch Cancellation

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 257
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
250 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Central and Northern Arkansas
  Western Kentucky
  Missouri Bootheel
  Northwest Mississippi
  West Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop and
intensify across the watch area, in a very moist and unstable air
mass.  Locally damaging wind gusts and hail are the main threat.  An
isolated tornado or two may also occur.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest
of Hot Springs AR to 25 miles east northeast of Clarksville TN. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 254...WW 255...WW 256...

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
27030.

...Hart
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