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WWUS20 KWNS 180143
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SPC WW 180143
ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-180700-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 132
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
845 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM
UNTIL 200 AM 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...A MIX OF MAINLY ELEVATED SUPERCELLS AND SOME BOWING
CLUSTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT FOR SCATTERED LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A TORNADO
APPEARS POSSIBLE IF A SUPERCELL CAN BECOME SURFACE BASED ALONG/SOUTH
OF THE COLD FRONT; BUT, CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IS LOW.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 40
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST OF
CLINTON OK TO 25 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF FORT LEONARD WOOD MO. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 130...WW 131...
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
26040.
...GLEASON
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