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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 112
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 AM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
  Northwest Arkansas
  Far Southwest Missouri
  Eastern/Northeastern Oklahoma

* Effective this Friday morning from 445 AM until 1100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm coverage is expected to increase across
eastern/northeastern OK, northwestern AR, and southwestern MO over
the next several hours. Environmental conditions support cellular
storms capable of producing large hail. A few damaging gusts are
possible as well.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 15 miles southwest of
Mcalester OK to 50 miles east of Fayetteville AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 110...WW 111...

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
24035.

...Mosier