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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 156

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1245 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Eastern Arkansas

  Northwest Oklahoma



* Effective this Sunday morning from 1245 AM until 700 AM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A squall line with embedded circulations will continue to

pose a threat for a couple of tornadoes, damaging winds of 60-70 mph

and isolated large hail up to 1 inch diameter through the early

morning hours across eastern Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north northeast of

Fayetteville AR to 70 miles south of Mcalester OK. For a complete

depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update

(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).



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 152...WW 153...WW

154...WW 155...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24040.



...Thompson