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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 45

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

450 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Central and Southwest Arkansas

  Southeast Oklahoma

  Northeast Texas



* Effective this Thursday afternoon from 450 PM until Midnight

  CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A few tornadoes possible

  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5

    inches in diameter likely

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph likely



SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will increase in coverage through the

afternoon and evening, with a few supercells expected.  Very large

hail is expected to be the primary risk, but a few tornadoes are

also possible.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles

east and west of a line from 10 miles northeast of Flippin AR to 30

miles south of Texarkana AR. For a complete depiction of the watch

see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 42...WW 43...WW 44...



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

surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 25030.



...Hart