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ACUS11 KWNS 242230
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 242230
ARZ000-LAZ000-TXZ000-OKZ000-250100-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0521
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0530 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO THE ARKLATEX AREA
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 141...
VALID 242230Z - 250100Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 141 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...A NARROW CORRIDOR OF TORNADO RISK IS EVIDENT OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, WITH THREAT EXPANDING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE
ARKLATEX THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE LIKELY.
DISCUSSION...SEVERE STORMS PERSIST NEAR THE SYNOPTIC COLD FRONT FROM
SOUTH OF FT. SMITH INTO SOUTHEAST OK. INTERSECTING THIS FRONT IS AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH IS PUSHING WEST/SOUTHWEST OUT OF AR AND INTO
NORTHEAST TX AND NORTHERN LA. THIS SAME BOUNDARY APPEARS TO BE
HANGING UP OVER SOUTHEAST OK AHEAD OF THE SEVERE STORMS.
THE TORNADIC SUPERCELL OVER SOUTHERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IS MOVING
TOWARD PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, WHICH IS NEAR THE INTERSECTING BOUNDARIES.
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IN THIS AREA, AS WELL AS INTO NORTHEAST TX/SOUTHWEST
AR IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT TORNADOES WITH 0-1 SRH OVER 100 M2/S2.
THE AIR MASS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE, WITH DEEP-LAYER SHEAR
AROUND 50 KT AIDING STORM LONGEVITY.
AS SUCH, THESE CELLS MAY CONTINUE TO POSE A TORNADO RISK AS THEY
INTERACT WITH THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTHEAST. OTHER CELLS TO
THE WEST MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, WITH CELLS NORTH OF
THE OUTFLOW ALSO PRODUCING HAIL INTO AR.
..JEWELL.. 04/24/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...TSA...FWD...OUN...
LAT...LON 34899540 34899424 34559360 33949313 33159273 32439315
32369383 32479429 32999543 33229651 33609704 34149716
34469676 34899540
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-125 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.00-3.50 IN
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