Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 69

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   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 69
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1250 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Arkansas
     Far Southeast Kansas
     Southwest and South-Central Missouri
     Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Sunday morning from 1250 AM until 700 AM CDT.

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

   SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms should continue to move quickly
   northeastward early this morning while posing a threat for mainly
   severe/damaging winds, with peak gusts potentially up to 55-70 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
   statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest
   of Muskogee OK to 45 miles northeast of Springfield MO. 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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...WW 68...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   22045.

   ...Gleason

   SEL9

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 69
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1250 AM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Arkansas
     Far Southeast Kansas
     Southwest and South-Central Missouri
     Eastern Oklahoma

   * Effective this Sunday morning from 1250 AM until 700 AM CDT.

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

   SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms should continue to move quickly
   northeastward early this morning while posing a threat for mainly
   severe/damaging winds, with peak gusts potentially up to 55-70 mph.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70
   statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest
   of Muskogee OK to 45 miles northeast of Springfield MO. 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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 67...WW 68...

   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 500. Mean storm motion vector
   22045.

   ...Gleason

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW9 
   WW 69 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO OK 300550Z - 301200Z
   AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   25WSW MKO/MUSKOGEE OK/ - 45NE SGF/SPRINGFIELD MO/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM N/S /40S TUL - 32NE SGF/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.

   LAT...LON 36549578 38689280 36669280 34529578

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.

Watch 69 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Probability of 2 or more tornadoes	Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes	Low (10%)

Wind

Probability of 10 or more severe wind events	Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots	Low (20%)

Hail

Probability of 10 or more severe hail events	Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches	Low (10%)

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events

Mod (60%)

For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.