SPC Tornado Watch 714

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WW 714 TORNADO AR KY MS TN 091735Z - 100100Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 714
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1135 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Arkansas
  Western and Central Kentucky
  Northern Mississippi
  Western and Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1135 AM until
  700 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
and increase through early afternoon near an eastward-moving cold
front, with additional/more isolated development also possible ahead
of it later this afternoon. Increasingly low-level moisture and
strong shear will support the potential for severe storms including
a few tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles north of Bowling Green KY to 5
miles east southeast of Monticello AR. 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.

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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Guyer

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