WW 169 SEVERE TSTM AR MO OK 281515Z - 282300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 169 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1015 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern Arkansas Southern Missouri Eastern Oklahoma * Effective this Tuesday morning and evening from 1015 AM until 600 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Initially elevated storms will continue to expand/increase east-northeastward into this afternoon. Large hail will be the main risk initially today, but surfaced-based storms, including damaging wind potential, may increase later this afternoon, especially across the Ozarks. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Muskogee OK to 25 miles east northeast of West Plains MO. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). 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 168... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25030. ...Guyer Read more

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