771  
WWUS20 KWNS 080548  
SEL6  
SPC WW 080548  
ARZ000-KSZ000-MOZ000-OKZ000-081300-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 286  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1250 AM CDT MON JUN 8 2026  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS  
SOUTHEAST KANSAS  
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI  
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 1250 AM UNTIL 800 AM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE  
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND  
INTENSITY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH OCCASIONALLY SEVERE  
STORMS POSSIBLE. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN, BUT  
HAIL AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR TWO ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF TULSA  
OK TO 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HARRISON AR. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).  
 
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  
1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. A  
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
27025.  
 
...HART  
 
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