May 20, 20188 yr Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 110 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1230 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast and East Central Arkansas Extreme Southern Illinois Extreme Southwest Indiana Western Kentucky Southeast Missouri Northern Mississippi Western Tennessee * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1230 PM until 800 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Storms are increasing as they move southeastward across southern Illinois and southeast Missouri into northern Arkansas. These storms will intensify this afternoon with severe wind gusts and large hail possible. Other storms will develop in advance of the boundary over Tennessee and northern Mississippi with a threat for local damaging winds and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Carbondale IL to 35 miles southwest of Oxford MS. 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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