SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147

WW 147 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 260310Z - 261100Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 147 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1010 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Southeast Oklahoma Northeast Texas * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1010 PM until 600 AM 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...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to track southeast into the overnight hours. Nocturnal cooling and increasing boundary-layer inhibition will limit surface-based storms and large hail up to 2 inch diameter will be the main hazard. Isolated severe gusts also are possible. If a storm can become surface-based, a tornado is also possible. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles southwest of De Queen AR to 35 miles east of El Dorado AR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 144...WW 145...WW 146... 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 29035. ...Leitman Read more