WW 145 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO OK 252225Z - 260500Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 145 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 525 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 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 Saturday afternoon from 525 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will develop east/northeast through the evening. These storms will mainly pose a risk for large hail in the 1.0-2.0 inch range. A few strong to severe wind gusts also are possible. While the overall tornado risk is low, a surface boundary across west-central Arkansas could lift northward this evening and a tornado along this boundary is conditionally possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Bartlesville OK to 35 miles north northeast of Fayetteville AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 143...WW 144... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Leitman Read more

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