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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 164
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
655 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWEST AND FAR SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHEAST/EAST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTH AND NORTHEAST TEXAS
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 655 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...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WITH A PRIMARY RISK FOR VERY LARGE
HAIL. SOME STRONG DOWNDRAFTS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE TORNADO RISK
IS LOW, GIVEN THE MODEST LOW-LEVEL FLOW, BUT THE EXPECTED SUPERCELL
MODE SUGGESTS A LOW-PROBABILITY RISK STILL EXISTS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST
OF TYLER TX TO 65 MILES NORTH OF DE QUEEN AR. 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 160...WW 161...WW
162...WW 163...
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 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
24035.
...MOSIER
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