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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 17

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

750 AM CST Sun Feb 11 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 

  Far Southern Arkansas

  Northern Louisiana

  Far East Texas



* Effective this Sunday morning and afternoon from 750 AM until

  100 PM CST.



* Primary threats include...

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible



SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms may continue

east-northeastward this morning into western/northern Louisiana and

far southern Arkansas, with the strongest storms capable of large

hail and possibly strong wind gusts.



The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55

statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles south

southwest of Shreveport LA to 65 miles northeast of Natchitoches LA.

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 16...



AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to

2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A

few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector

25035.



...Guyer