THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 125 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST OF
RUSSELLVILLE ARKANSAS TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROSSVILLE
TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 417...WW 418...
DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE INTENSIFYING ALONG A BOUNDARY FROM
NORTHERN AR INTO WEST TN. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. LARGE
CAPE VALUES...A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT...AND SUFFICIENT EFFECTIVE
SHEAR MAY RESULT IN WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.
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 27025.
