Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 143
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   900 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northern Arkansas
     Southern and Eastern Missouri
     Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 900 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to increase
   across the region through the remainder of the evening into the
   overnight.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles north
   northwest of Mcalester OK to 35 miles north of Farmington MO. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
   1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
   few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
   23030.

   ...Guyer

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW3 
   WW 143 SEVERE TSTM AR MO OK 190200Z - 190800Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   40NNW MLC/MCALESTER OK/ - 35N FAM/FARMINGTON MO/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /36NNW MLC - 35S STL/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.

   LAT...LON 36369605 39229043 37349043 34479605

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 143 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 143

VALID 190335Z - 190440Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BENTLEY..04/19/25

ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...SGF...LSX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 143 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC007-009-015-033-087-143-190440-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     BOONE		 CARROLL	     
CRAWFORD	     MADISON		 WASHINGTON	     
$$


MOC009-029-039-043-055-057-059-065-067-071-073-077-085-091-093-
097-099-105-109-119-123-125-131-145-151-153-161-167-169-179-183-
186-187-189-203-209-213-215-219-221-225-229-510-190440-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY		     CAMDEN		 CEDAR		     
CHRISTIAN	     CRAWFORD		 DADE		     
DALLAS		     DENT		 DOUGLAS	     
FRANKLIN	     GASCONADE		 GREENE 	     
HICKORY 	     HOWELL		 IRON		     
JASPER		     JEFFERSON		 LACLEDE	     
LAWRENCE	     MCDONALD		 MADISON	     
MARIES		     MILLER		 NEWTON 	     
OSAGE		     OZARK		 PHELPS 	     
POLK		     PULASKI		 REYNOLDS	     
ST. CHARLES	     STE. GENEVIEVE	 ST. FRANCOIS	     
ST. LOUIS	     SHANNON		 STONE		     
TANEY		     TEXAS		 WARREN 	     
WASHINGTON	     WEBSTER		 WRIGHT 	     




MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ST. LOUIS CITY	     
$$


OKC001-021-035-037-041-061-091-097-101-107-111-115-121-131-135-
143-145-190440-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR		     CHEROKEE		 CRAIG		     
CREEK		     DELAWARE		 HASKELL	     
MCINTOSH	     MAYES		 MUSKOGEE	     
OKFUSKEE	     OKMULGEE		 OTTAWA 	     
PITTSBURG	     ROGERS		 SEQUOYAH	     
TULSA		     WAGONER		 
$$


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 143

VALID 190240Z - 190340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BENTLEY..04/19/25

ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...SGF...LSX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 143 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC007-009-015-033-087-143-190340-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     BOONE		 CARROLL	     
CRAWFORD	     MADISON		 WASHINGTON	     
$$


MOC009-029-039-043-055-057-059-065-067-071-073-077-085-091-093-
097-099-105-109-119-123-125-131-145-151-153-161-167-169-179-183-
186-187-189-203-209-213-215-219-221-225-229-510-190340-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY		     CAMDEN		 CEDAR		     
CHRISTIAN	     CRAWFORD		 DADE		     
DALLAS		     DENT		 DOUGLAS	     
FRANKLIN	     GASCONADE		 GREENE 	     
HICKORY 	     HOWELL		 IRON		     
JASPER		     JEFFERSON		 LACLEDE	     
LAWRENCE	     MCDONALD		 MADISON	     
MARIES		     MILLER		 NEWTON 	     
OSAGE		     OZARK		 PHELPS 	     
POLK		     PULASKI		 REYNOLDS	     
ST. CHARLES	     STE. GENEVIEVE	 ST. FRANCOIS	     
ST. LOUIS	     SHANNON		 STONE		     
TANEY		     TEXAS		 WARREN 	     
WASHINGTON	     WEBSTER		 WRIGHT 	     




MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE

ST. LOUIS CITY	     
$$


OKC001-021-035-037-041-061-091-097-101-107-111-115-121-131-135-
143-145-190340-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR		     CHEROKEE		 CRAIG		     
CREEK		     DELAWARE		 HASKELL	     
MCINTOSH	     MAYES		 MUSKOGEE	     
OKFUSKEE	     OKMULGEE		 OTTAWA 	     
PITTSBURG	     ROGERS		 SEQUOYAH	     
TULSA		     WAGONER		 
$$


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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