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ACUS11 KWNS 090235
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 090235
ARZ000-OKZ000-090400-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0677
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0935 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...WESTERN ARKANSAS
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY
VALID 090235Z - 090400Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT
SUMMARY...STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR IN WESTERN
ARKANSAS MAY POSE DOWNSTREAM WIND AND HAIL RISK.
DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN ARKANSAS NEAR THE I-40 CORRIDOR IN
SEBASTIAN AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES PRODUCING OCCASIONAL REPORTS OF HAIL
1-1.75 INCHES. AS THIS MOVES FURTHER EAST, IT WILL ENTER INTO LESS
FAVORABLE AIR THROUGH TIME. FOR NOW, THE COLD POOL REMAINS STRONG
AND SOME DOWNSTREAM PROPAGATION MAY CONTINUE INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS
WITH OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. A WATCH IS UNLIKELY
TO BE NEEDED GIVEN UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONGEVITY OF THIS THREAT.
..THORNTON.. 05/09/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...TSA...
LAT...LON 35209530 35549453 35669401 35679356 35619326 35549306
35239290 34899314 34609353 34319405 34359475 34669504
35209530
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN
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