SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143
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WW 143 SEVERE TSTM AR MO OK 190200Z - 190800Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDSevere Thunderstorm Watch Number 143NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK900 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Arkansas Southern and Eastern Missouri Eastern Oklahoma* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 900 PM until 300 AM CDT.* Primary threats include... Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possibleSUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to increaseacross the region through the remainder of the evening into theovernight.The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northnorthwest of Mcalester OK to 35 miles north of Farmington MO. For acomplete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outlineupdate (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions arefavorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threateningweather conditions and listen for later statements and possiblewarnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do producetornadoes.&&AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. Afew cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector23030....GuyerRead more
