WW 241 SEVERE TSTM AR LA MS 231515Z - 232300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 241 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1015 AM CDT Sat May 23 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Arkansas Central and Eastern Louisiana Mississippi * Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1015 AM until 600 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...An organized linear cluster of storms will continue east-northeastward today with wind damage as the most common hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 70 miles northeast of Monroe LA to 65 miles southwest of Mc Comb MS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Guyer Read more

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