WW 65 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 120040Z – 120800Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 65 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 640 PM CST Sat Mar 11 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Arkansas Southeast Oklahoma Northeast Texas * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 640 PM until 200 AM CST. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms forming over southeast Oklahoma will track east-southeastward through the evening, posing a risk of large hail and perhaps damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of Mcalester OK to 45 miles northeast of El Dorado AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28030. ...Hart