Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low

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SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 68 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 210 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of central and eastern Arkansas the Bootheel of Missouri * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to increase gradually in coverage and intensity over the next few hours across Arkansas, as a cold front crosses the region. Risk for damaging winds and hail can be expected, along with a couple of tornadoes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Walnut Ridge AR to 50 miles west southwest of Monticello AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 67... AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Goss Click for Watch Status Reports

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 68 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 210 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of central and eastern Arkansas the Bootheel of Missouri * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until 700 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to increase gradually in coverage and intensity over the next few hours across Arkansas, as a cold front crosses the region. Risk for damaging winds and hail can be expected, along with a couple of tornadoes. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Walnut Ridge AR to 50 miles west southwest of Monticello AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 67... AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Goss

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low

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SAW8 WW 68 TORNADO AR MO 281910Z - 290000Z AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE.. 25NW ARG/WALNUT RIDGE AR/ - 50WSW LLQ/MONTICELLO AR/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /22NW ARG - 11ENE ELD/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035. LAT...LON 36389008 33369142 33369368 36389242 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU8. Watch 68 Status Report Messages: STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 68 VALID 282240Z - 282340Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 N ELD TO 10 E LIT TO 15 NE BVX TO 20 NNW ARG. ..SPC..03/28/20 ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG... && STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARC001-011-013-021-025-031-035-037-041-043-055-063-067-069-075- 077-079-085-093-095-107-111-117-121-123-145-147-282340- AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ARKANSAS BRADLEY CALHOUN CLAY CLEVELAND CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS DESHA DREW GREENE INDEPENDENCE JACKSON JEFFERSON LAWRENCE LEE LINCOLN LONOKE MISSISSIPPI MONROE PHILLIPS POINSETT PRAIRIE RANDOLPH ST. FRANCIS WHITE WOODRUFF $$ MOC069-155-282340- MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE DUNKLIN PEMISCOT $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$ STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 68 VALID 282040Z - 282140Z SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WNW ELD TO 40 SSE HOT TO 20 WSW LIT TO 35 NNW LIT TO 25 W BVX TO 30 E FLP TO 30 NE UNO. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 252 ..BENTLEY..03/28/20 ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG... && STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARC001-011-013-021-023-025-031-035-037-039-041-043-045-049-053- 055-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-085-093-095-103-107-111-117-119- 121-123-125-135-137-145-147-282140- AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ARKANSAS BRADLEY CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE CLEVELAND CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS DALLAS DESHA DREW FAULKNER FULTON GRANT GREENE INDEPENDENCE IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON LAWRENCE LEE LINCOLN LONOKE MISSISSIPPI MONROE OUACHITA PHILLIPS POINSETT PRAIRIE PULASKI RANDOLPH ST. FRANCIS SALINE SHARP STONE WHITE WOODRUFF $$ MOC069-155-282140- MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE DUNKLIN PEMISCOT $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$