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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1141 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025



...Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the Select a General

Area this afternoon and tonight...



* LOCATIONS...

  Kentucky

  Southern Indiana

  Southern Illinois

  Northwest and northern middle Tennessee

  Southeastern Missouri

  Extreme northeastern Arkansas

  Extreme southwestern Ohio



* HAZARDS...

  Widespread damaging winds, some hurricane force

  Several tornadoes, a few intense

  Widespread large hail, some baseball size



* SUMMARY...

  A regional outbreak of severe thunderstorms is likely this

  afternoon into tonight across parts of the mid Mississippi, Ohio

  and Tennessee Valleys. This will include intense supercells with

  strong, potentially long-track tornadoes and very large hail.

  The threat for damaging winds in excess of 75 mph will increase

  into this evening as storms grow into larger clusters.



Preparedness actions...



Review your severe weather safety procedures for the possibility

of dangerous weather today. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio,

weather.gov, or other media for watches and warnings. A watch

means that conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms

over the next several hours. If a severe thunderstorm warning is

issued for your area, move to a place of safety, ideally in an 

interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.



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..Thompson.. 05/16/2025



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