Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across southeast Oklahoma in a very unstable airmass. Hail was the primary result of these storms.
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Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across southeast Oklahoma in a very unstable airmass. Hail was the primary result of these storms.
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail fell just east of Watson, Oklahoma on the McCurtain County side of the state line.
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