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WWUS20 KWNS 250450
SEL1
SPC WW 250450
ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-251200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 321
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1145 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2025
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN KANSAS
FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1145 PM
UNTIL 700 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
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHERN OK INTO SOUTHERN KS AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF FAR
NORTHWEST AR AND FAR SOUTHWEST MO. STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR WILL SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL.
ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN KS WHERE A POTENTIAL BOWING SEGMENT MAY MOVE INTO THE
REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST
OF GARDEN CITY KS TO 30 MILES EAST OF GROVE OK. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 319...WW 320...
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
24035.
...MOSIER
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