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SPC WW 271944
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WESTERN TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...INTENSE SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON, WITH A MULTI-ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS
DEEP-LAYER/LOW-LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN, THIS INCLUDES THE
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES, SUCH OF WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE
STRONG/INTENSE (EF2+/EF3+). LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF EVANSVILLE
IN TO 10 MILES EAST OF MEMPHIS TN. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 158...WW 159...WW
160...WW 161...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
...GUYER
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