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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 159

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

515 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Western Arkansas

  Southwest Missouri

  Eastern Oklahoma



* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 515 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Storms will gradually intensify into the early evening

across eastern Oklahoma and eventually spread into southwest

Missouri and western Arkansas later this evening.  A few supercells

are possible as storms mature this evening.  Low-level shear and

moist conditions in the low levels will support a risk for a couple

of tornadoes with the stronger storms.  Large hail and damaging

gusts are also possible with the stronger storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 15 miles west northwest of Monett MO to

50 miles south southeast of Mcalester OK. For a complete depiction

of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU9).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 158...



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 400. Mean

storm motion vector 23030.



...Smith