WW 1 TORNADO AR MO OK 081425Z – 081800Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 825 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northwest Arkansas Far Southwest Missouri Northeast Oklahoma * Effective this Thursday morning from 825 AM until NOON CST. * Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...A band of strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to move rapidly northeast across the Watch area this morning into the midday hours. Severe gusts will be possible with the stronger surges and inflections within the band as the airmass continues to moisten and become weakly unstable. A couple of tornadoes are possible with the stronger mesovortices or in association with weak mesocyclones embedded within the broader convective system. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Grove OK to 35 miles south southeast of Muskogee OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and 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. && AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 350. Mean storm motion vector 23060. ...Smith
