WW 550 SEVERE TSTM AR OK 152035Z – 160400Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 550
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
335 PM CDT Sat Oct 15 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Arkansas
Eastern Oklahoma
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 335 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon and
evening along an axis from eastern Oklahoma across central Arkansas.
The strongest cells will pose a risk of large hail and
gusty/damaging winds.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles northwest of
Mcalester OK to 70 miles east northeast of Pine Bluff AR. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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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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 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
...Hart
