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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 143

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

555 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Southern and central Arkansas

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 555 PM until

  1100 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2

    inches in diameter possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible



SUMMARY...A persistent band of strong-severe thunderstorms may

maintain a threat for damaging gusts, large hail and a tornado or

two into the evening over the watch area.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles

north and south of a line from 40 miles west of Tyler TX to 40 miles

east southeast of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction of the

watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



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 139...WW 140...WW

141...WW 142...



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

surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean

storm motion vector 24025.



...Edwards