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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 160

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

640 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Arkansas

  Western and Northern Louisiana

  Southeast Texas



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 640 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts

    to 75 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Organized band of storms including supercells and line

segments will move east across the Watch area this evening into the

overnight.  The risk for tornadoes, severe gusts, and large hail

will be the hazards with the stronger storms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles north of El Dorado AR to 30

miles southwest of Fort Polk LA. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).



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...WW 159...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Smith