WW 313 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 160325Z – 160900Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 313
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1025 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Far southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 1025 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 85
mph likely
Isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter
possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Cluster of intense supercells has finally begun to
accelerate to the southeast and should evolve east-southeast across
northeast Texas and the Ark-La-Tex area overnight. Embedded bowing
structures will be capable of significant severe wind swaths.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles southwest of
Paris TX to 60 miles northeast of Shreveport LA. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 312...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 75 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
29040.
...Grams
