THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 298 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS HOWARD LITTLE RIVER MILLER SEVIER IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MCCURTAIN IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS BOWIE CASS FRANKLIN MORRIS RED RIVER TITUS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHDOWN, ATLANTA, BOGATA, BROKEN BOW, CLARKSVILLE, DAINGERFIELD, DE QUEEN, DIERKS, HUGHES SPRINGS, IDABEL, LINDEN, LONE STAR, MINERAL SPRINGS, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT VERNON, NAPLES, NASHVILLE, OMAHA, QUEEN CITY, TEXARKANA, AND TEXARKANA.