Tuesday, May 21, 2019

SPC Tornado Watch 204

WW 204 TORNADO AR MO OK 210520Z - 211300Z
WW 0204 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 204
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1220 AM CDT Tue May 21 2019

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern Arkansas
  Southern Missouri
  Eastern Oklahoma

* Effective this Tuesday morning from 1220 AM until 800 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Periodic severe thunderstorms capable of mostly damaging
winds and some tornado risk will continue to favor a
southwest/northeast-oriented boundary through the overnight hours.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 10 miles north northeast of West
Plains MO to 20 miles north northwest of Mcalester OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 200...WW 201...WW
202...WW 203...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 550. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.

...Guyer

Read more

from SPC Forecast Products http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0204.html

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