THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL WEST TENNESSEE * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO 35 MILES NORTH OF DYERSBURG TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 290... DISCUSSION...SRN EXTENSION OF SAME MESOSCALE ENVIRONMENT AFFECTING SE MO/SRN IL/WRN KY WILL EXIST OVER W TN AREA THIS EVE. WITH LARGE-SCALE ASCENT LIKELY TO INCREASE OVER REGION DURING THE NEXT 2-4 HRS...AND WITH SFC HEATING TO CONTINUE...EXPECT SOME STRENGTHENING OF EXISTING STORMS. AREA WIND PROFILES SUGGEST AN ASSOCIATED RISK FOR SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS WITH LOCALLY DMGG WIND/MARGINALLY SVR HAIL. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22025. ...CORFIDI WWWW
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:39:24 +0000
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