Storm Prediction Center PDS Severe Thunderstorm Watch 399
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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 399
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
830 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Southeast Oklahoma
North-Central and Northeast Texas
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 830 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Widespread damaging winds expected with scattered significant
gusts to 100 mph likely
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 3 inches in diameter possible
A few tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Multiple intense clusters and supercells are expected to
track east-southeast over southern Oklahoma and north-central/
northeast Texas this evening into the early overnight hours.
Widespread severe/damaging winds are anticipated with this activity,
with peak gusts potentially reaching up to 80-100 mph in the more
intense bowing clusters. Scattered large to very large hail also
remains possible with embedded supercells, along with a few
tornadoes.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest
of Mineral Wells TX to 10 miles north northeast of Shreveport LA.
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 392...WW 393...WW
394...WW 395...WW 396...WW 397...WW 398...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 85 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...Gleason
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 399
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
830 PM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Southeast Oklahoma
North-Central and Northeast Texas
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 830 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Widespread damaging winds expected with scattered significant
gusts to 100 mph likely
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 3 inches in diameter possible
A few tornadoes possible
SUMMARY...Multiple intense clusters and supercells are expected to
track east-southeast over southern Oklahoma and north-central/
northeast Texas this evening into the early overnight hours.
Widespread severe/damaging winds are anticipated with this activity,
with peak gusts potentially reaching up to 80-100 mph in the more
intense bowing clusters. Scattered large to very large hail also
remains possible with embedded supercells, along with a few
tornadoes.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest
of Mineral Wells TX to 10 miles north northeast of Shreveport LA.
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 392...WW 393...WW
394...WW 395...WW 396...WW 397...WW 398...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 85 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...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 399 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 090130Z - 090900Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50WNW MWL/MINERAL WELLS TX/ - 10NNE SHV/SHREVEPORT LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM N/S /58SSW SPS - 11SSE EIC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..85 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.
LAT...LON 34219887 33749376 31439376 31909887
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 399 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (>95%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
High (90%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (50%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
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.
