Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 389
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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 389
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
725 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern Arkansas
Northern Mississippi
Far Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 725 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should continue to increase in coverage and
intensity this evening along and south of an outflow boundary from
earlier convection. The strongest activity may become supercellular
and pose a threat for large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter.
Scattered severe/damaging winds appear possible, especially if one
or more clusters can form over the next several hours. A tornado or
two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles southwest of
De Queen AR to 30 miles north northeast of Columbus MS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 386...WW 387...WW 388...
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
29025.
...Gleason
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 389
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
725 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern Arkansas
Northern Mississippi
Far Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 725 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should continue to increase in coverage and
intensity this evening along and south of an outflow boundary from
earlier convection. The strongest activity may become supercellular
and pose a threat for large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter.
Scattered severe/damaging winds appear possible, especially if one
or more clusters can form over the next several hours. A tornado or
two may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles southwest of
De Queen AR to 30 miles north northeast of Columbus MS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 386...WW 387...WW 388...
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
29025.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 389 SEVERE TSTM AR MS OK TX 080025Z - 080700Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45SW DEQ/DE QUEEN AR/ - 30NNE CBM/COLUMBUS MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /44W TXK - 36NNE IGB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 34469495 34908825 33168825 32729495
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 389 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 389
VALID 080330Z - 080440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..06/08/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 389
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-061-
069-073-077-079-081-091-095-099-103-107-109-133-139-080440-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD
JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LEE
LINCOLN LITTLE RIVER MILLER
MONROE NEVADA OUACHITA
PHILLIPS PIKE SEVIER
UNION
$$
MSC003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-025-027-033-043-051-053-057-
071-081-083-087-093-095-097-103-105-107-115-117-119-133-135-137-
139-141-143-145-151-155-159-161-080440-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
BOLIVAR CALHOUN CARROLL
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAY
COAHOMA DESOTO GRENADA
HOLMES HUMPHREYS ITAWAMBA
LAFAYETTE LEE LEFLORE
LOWNDES MARSHALL MONROE
MONTGOMERY NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS
QUITMAN SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE
TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
TUNICA UNION WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WINSTON YALOBUSHA
$$
OKC089-080440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC037-063-067-159-343-387-449-080440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
FRANKLIN MORRIS RED RIVER
TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 389
VALID 080240Z - 080340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..06/08/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 389
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-061-
069-073-077-079-081-091-095-099-103-107-109-133-139-080340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CALHOUN CHICOT CLARK
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA DALLAS
DESHA DREW GRANT
HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING HOWARD
JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LEE
LINCOLN LITTLE RIVER MILLER
MONROE NEVADA OUACHITA
PHILLIPS PIKE SEVIER
UNION
$$
MSC003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-025-027-033-043-051-053-057-
071-081-083-087-093-095-097-103-105-107-115-117-119-133-135-137-
139-141-143-145-151-155-159-161-080340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
BOLIVAR CALHOUN CARROLL
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAY
COAHOMA DESOTO GRENADA
HOLMES HUMPHREYS ITAWAMBA
LAFAYETTE LEE LEFLORE
LOWNDES MARSHALL MONROE
MONTGOMERY NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS
QUITMAN SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE
TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
TUNICA UNION WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WINSTON YALOBUSHA
$$
OKC089-080340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC037-063-067-159-343-387-449-080340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
FRANKLIN MORRIS RED RIVER
TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (50%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
