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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0126 for Northern Arkansas
  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  • A tornado or two possible
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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0126

Locations Affected

  • Northern Arkansas

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

    A fast-moving bow echo over northwest Arkansas may persist for a few hours, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado or two.

    Severe Weather Threats

  • Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  • Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
  • A tornado or two possible

    • Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

    SEL6

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 126
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1005 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northern Arkansas

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1005
  PM until 200 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...A fast-moving bow echo over northwest Arkansas may persist
for a few hours, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts and a brief
tornado or two.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles southwest of
Russellville AR to 45 miles north northeast of Russellville AR. For
a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 124...WW 125...

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
25030.

...Hart

    National Risk Overview

    Thursday, April 16
    TORNADO: 5%
    HAIL: 15%
    WIND: 15%
    Friday, April 17
    TORNADO: 10%
    HAIL: 30%
    WIND: 45%
    Saturday, April 18
    ANY SEVERE: 15%
    Sunday, April 19
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Monday, April 20
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Tuesday, April 21
    ANY SEVERE: potential too low
    Wednesday, April 22
    ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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