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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 79
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
310 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
North central Arkansas
Extreme southeastern Kansas
Southern Missouri
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until
800 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...A band of storms in northern Arkansas will expand
northeastward into southern Missouri through the remainder of the
afternoon. The stronger storms in the band will have the potential
to produce isolated large hail and damaging outflow gusts, prior to
the storms weakening this evening.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles southwest of
Joplin MO to 45 miles east of West Plains MO. 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 76...WW 77...WW 78...
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 450. Mean storm motion vector
23020.
...Thompson
