WW 138 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO OK 151750Z – 160000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 138
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 PM CDT Sat Apr 15 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Western to northern Arkansas
Far southeast Kansas
Southern to central Missouri
Far eastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM
until 700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Several supercells will develop across the Ozark Plateau
region with a primary hazard of very large hail. Upscale growth into
a line is expected later this afternoon across central Missouri and
northern Arkansas with an increasing damaging wind threat.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north northeast
of Jefferson City MO to 35 miles east southeast of Poteau OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 137...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Grams
