Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 316
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 316
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern and Central Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Far Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 900 AM until
300 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 cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms across
southeast Oklahoma at mid-morning will likely continue
east-southeastward across the region through the late morning and
afternoon. This cluster produced a 66 mph measured wind gust at
Mcalester OK around 8am CDT with golf ball hail and tree/powerline
damage. Damaging winds and large hail risks are expected to
continue. Other severe storms, probably more isolated, may occur as
far north as central Arkansas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of
De Queen AR to 30 miles northeast of Monticello AR. 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 315...
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.
...Guyer
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 316
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern and Central Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Far Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday morning and afternoon from 900 AM until
300 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 cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms across
southeast Oklahoma at mid-morning will likely continue
east-southeastward across the region through the late morning and
afternoon. This cluster produced a 66 mph measured wind gust at
Mcalester OK around 8am CDT with golf ball hail and tree/powerline
damage. Damaging winds and large hail risks are expected to
continue. Other severe storms, probably more isolated, may occur as
far north as central Arkansas.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles northwest of
De Queen AR to 30 miles northeast of Monticello AR. 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 315...
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.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 316 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 241400Z - 242000Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
20NW DEQ/DE QUEEN AR/ - 30NE LLQ/MONTICELLO AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /53NNW TXK - 59SE LIT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29025.
LAT...LON 35209465 34899138 33009138 33319465
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 316 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
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.
