Severe Thunderstorm Watch 367

Issued

Jun 23, 2017, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)

Expired

Jun 23, 2017, 8:27 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

10%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

2%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1132Jun 23, 12:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1140Jun 23, 4:35 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1143Jun 23, 7:26 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 231901
SEL7  
SPC WW 231901
ARZ000-MOZ000-240200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 367
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
205 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Arkansas
  Far southern Missouri

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 205 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will continue to move southeastward
across the region into an increasing warm and unstable air mass this
afternoon. Bouts of damaging winds will the most common hazard aside
from some hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest
of Russellville AR to 30 miles east southeast of Jonesboro 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 365...WW 366...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
31035.

...Guyer

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.