Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 289

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 289
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   455 PM CDT Sun May 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern Arkansas

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 455 PM until
     1100 PM 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...A supercell cluster with a history of producing up to 2
   inch diameter hail and severe/damaging winds of 60-70 mph will
   likely continue to move east-southeastward across parts of northern
   Arkansas late this afternoon and into the evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
   statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles southwest of
   Harrison AR to 35 miles east southeast of Batesville AR. 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 286...WW 287...WW 288...

   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
   28040.

   ...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 289 SEVERE TSTM AR 182155Z - 190400Z
   AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   35SW HRO/HARRISON AR/ - 35ESE BVX/BATESVILLE AR/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /33SE RZC - 35S ARG/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28040.

   LAT...LON 36499359 36119107 34969107 35339359

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.

Watch 289 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 289

VALID 182330Z - 190040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SE FYV TO
35 SE UNO.

..WEINMAN..05/18/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 289 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC023-029-045-049-063-065-067-071-075-101-115-129-135-137-141-
145-147-190040-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLEBURNE	     CONWAY		 FAULKNER	     
FULTON		     INDEPENDENCE	 IZARD		     
JACKSON 	     JOHNSON		 LAWRENCE	     
NEWTON		     POPE		 SEARCY 	     
SHARP		     STONE		 VAN BUREN	     
WHITE		     WOODRUFF		 
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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.
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