964
WWUS20 KWNS 170449
SEL4
SPC WW 170449
ARZ000-MSZ000-171000-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 274
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1150 PM
UNTIL 500 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...SUPERCELLS SHOULD CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL
UP TO 1-2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AS THEY SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT.
SCATTERED SEVERE/DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR IF A CLUSTER CAN FORM
ALONG/AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A TORNADO OR TWO ALSO REMAINS POSSIBLE.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST
OF PINE BLUFF AR TO 20 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF GREENVILLE MS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 269...WW 270...WW
271...WW 272...WW 273...
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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
28035.
...GLEASON
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