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WWUS20 KWNS 161901
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SPC WW 161901
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-170200-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 127
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
200 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ARKANSAS
FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
EXTREME WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN MISSOURI
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 200 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
CURRENTLY ONGOING, WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG BUOYANCY COUPLED WITH MODERATE
DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED STORM STRUCTURES
CAPABLE OF LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL. SOME BOWING LINEAR SEGMENTS,
WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR DAMAGING GUSTS, ARE POSSIBLE WITH TIME.
THE TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW, BUT STILL NON-ZERO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST
OF POPLAR BLUFF MO TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF RUSSELLVILLE AR.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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
2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...MOSIER
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