SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 389

WW 389 SEVERE TSTM AR MS OK TX 080025Z – 080700Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 389
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
725 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Arkansas
  Northern Mississippi
  Far Southeast Oklahoma
  Northeast Texas

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 725 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and 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...Thunderstorms should continue to increase in coverage and
intensity this evening along and south of an outflow boundary from
earlier convection. The strongest activity may become supercellular
and pose a threat for large hail up to 1-2 inches in diameter.
Scattered severe/damaging winds appear possible, especially if one
or more clusters can form over the next several hours. A tornado or
two may also occur.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles southwest of
De Queen AR to 30 miles north northeast of Columbus MS. 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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 386...WW 387...WW 388...

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 550. Mean storm motion vector
29025.

...Gleason

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