WW 336 SEVERE TSTM AR LA 190045Z – 190600Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 336 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 745 PM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Arkansas Northwest Louisiana * Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 745 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...West-southwest to east-northeast oriented cluster may intensify as it spreads from southern Arkansas into northern Louisiana, with additional backbuilding possible later this evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles east of Monticello AR to 25 miles south of Shreveport LA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 335... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Grams
