THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 179 UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 174. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST ARKANSAS CRITTENDEN LEE PHILLIPS ST. FRANCIS IN MISSISSIPPI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALCORN BENTON CALHOUN CHICKASAW COAHOMA DESOTO ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE LEE MARSHALL MONROE PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS QUITMAN TALLAHATCHIE TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA UNION YALOBUSHA IN TENNESSEE THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WEST TENNESSEE FAYETTE HARDEMAN HARDIN MCNAIRY SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, AMORY, ASHLAND, BARTLETT, BATESVILLE, BOLIVAR, BOONEVILLE, BRUCE, CALHOUN CITY, CHARLESTON, CLARKSDALE, COFFEEVILLE, COLLIERVILLE, CORINTH, FORREST CITY, FULTON, GERMANTOWN, HELENA-WEST HELENA, HOLLY SPRINGS, HOUSTON, IUKA, MARIANNA, MARKS, MEMPHIS, MILLINGTON, NEW ALBANY, OAKLAND, OKOLONA, OLIVE BRANCH, OXFORD, PONTOTOC, RIPLEY MS, SAVANNAH, SELMER, SENATOBIA, SOMERVILLE, SOUTHAVEN, TUNICA, TUPELO, WATER VALLEY, AND WEST MEMPHIS.

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