WW 36 SEVERE TSTM AR IL KY MO 160515Z – 161100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 36 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1115 PM CST Wed Feb 15 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern and central Arkansas Southern Illinois Western Kentucky Southern Missouri * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1115 PM until 500 AM CST. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Additional moistening and destabilization will continue to occur across the region as a warm front moves in, setting the stage for an increasing severe weather risk into the overnight as thunderstorms become more numerous regionally. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Harrison AR to 50 miles south southeast of Evansville IN. 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 34...WW 35... 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 23030. ...Guyer
