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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 161

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

855 PM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern Arkansas

  Northeast Louisiana

  Western Mississippi



* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 855 PM

  until 200 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A severe squall line will continue to the northeast across

portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley this evening.  Scattered

damaging gusts and a couple of brief tornadoes are possible with the

more intense portions of the bow.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Pine Bluff

AR to 35 miles east southeast of Monroe LA. For a complete depiction

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

WOU1).



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...WW 160...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 400. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Smith