WW 261 SEVERE TSTM AR LA TX 101550Z – 102200Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 261 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1050 AM CDT Sat Jun 10 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Northeast Texas * Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 1050 AM until 500 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms will continue to develop southeastward through the afternoon toward extreme southwest Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, and northeast Texas. The strongest embedded storms will be capable of producing damaging outflow winds of 60-70 mph and isolated large hail of 1-1.5 inches in diameter through mid-late afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles southeast of El Dorado AR to 30 miles west northwest of Longview TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 32025. ...Thompson
