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Tornado Watch 330
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WW0330 Radar
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood Moderate Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Moderate Moderate
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Moderate Moderate

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 330
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   325 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          NORTHERN ARKANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 325 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
   HARRISON ARKANSAS TO 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JONESBORO
   ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 322...WW 323...WW
   324...WW 325...WW 326...WW 327...WW 328...WW 329...
   
   DISCUSSION...RAPID AIR MASS RECOVERY IS UNDERWAY THROUGH CNTRL AR TO
   THE S OF INTENSIFYING STORMS NW OF LIT.  CURRENT LIT VWP INDICATES A
   STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH 0-1 KM SRH OF 250 M2/S2 WHICH WILL
   SERVE TO ENHANCE UPDRAFT ROTATION.  WHILE LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
   PRIMARY HAZARD WITH ANY SUPERCELLS THAT EVOLVE...TORNADOES WILL BE
   POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND MOIST/LOW LCL AIR
   MASS.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
   
   
   ...MEAD
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