LOCATIONS
Western Arkansas, Central and Eastern Oklahoma
EFFECTIVE
This Saturday night and Sunday morning from 935 PM until 500 AM CDT.
THREATS
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely, Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible, A tornado or two possible, An intense bowing thunderstorm cluster will likely
SITUATION
An intense bowing thunderstorm cluster will likely produce
numerous to potentially widespread severe/damaging winds tonight
into early Sunday morning as it moves quickly east-southeastward.
Peak gusts may reach up to 70-80 mph. An embedded tornado or two and
isolated hail may also occur.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 125
statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast
of Bartlesville OK to 30 miles east southeast of Mcalester OK. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
PRECAUTIONS
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.
