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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 629
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  West-central to north-central Arkansas

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 900 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A co*plex of severe thunderstorms -- with a history of
severe as recently as a 56-kt gust at NW AR Regional (XNA) at 141Z
-- is expected to pose a continuing severe-wind and hail threat
southeastward into more of AR this evening.  Some expansion or shift
in motion toward southward also is possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles south of Fort
Smith AR to 55 miles northeast of Russellville AR. For a co*plete
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...c*NTINUE...WW 628...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
32035.

...Edwards