WW 152 SEVERE TSTM AR OK 201835Z – 210200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 152 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 135 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Arkansas Southeast Oklahoma * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 135 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...A mix of transient supercells and multicell clusters are expected through mid-evening along a cold front pushing east. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles northeast of Flippin AR to 30 miles southwest of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 151... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Grams
