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WWUS20 KWNS 281930
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SPC WW 281930
ARZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-290300-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 174
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ARKANSAS
FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS
TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND POTENTIALLY BECOME
MORE SURFACE-BASED THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN A MOIST/UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE AN INCREASING DAMAGING WIND/TORNADO
RISK ASIDE FROM LARGE HAIL.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DYERSBURG
TN TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD MS. 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 169...WW 170...WW
171...WW 172...WW 173...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.
...GUYER
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