Thursday, March 14, 2019

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 22

WW 22 SEVERE TSTM AR LA TX 140700Z - 141200Z
WW 0022 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 22
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 AM CDT Thu Mar 14 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  southwest Arkansas
  northwest Louisiana
  northeast Texas

* Effective this Thursday morning from 200 AM until 700 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A line of severe thunderstorms will move east across the
watch area this morning posing a risk for damaging gusts and
isolated large hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north of
Texarkana AR to 25 miles west southwest of Lufkin TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.

...Bunting

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0022.html

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