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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 40
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Much of Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms are expected to track across the
watch area this afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of
tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. Strong tornadoes are
possible. Multiple rounds of severe storms are expected across this
region.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 70 miles south of Longview TX to 20
miles northeast of Flippin AR. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 39...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 40
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Much of Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 150 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Numerous tornadoes expected with a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms are expected to track across the
watch area this afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of
tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. Strong tornadoes are
possible. Multiple rounds of severe storms are expected across this
region.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 70 miles south of Longview TX to 20
miles northeast of Flippin AR. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 39...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 40 TORNADO AR LA OK TX 131850Z - 140300Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
70S GGG/LONGVIEW TX/ - 20NE FLP/FLIPPIN AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /12N LFK - 64WNW ARG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 31369591 36409347 36409095 31369352
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 40 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 40
VALID 140200Z - 140340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SW DEQ TO
35 ENE DEQ TO 20 NE FLP.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 249
..SMITH..04/14/18
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 40
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-011-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-059-
061-063-065-067-069-073-081-085-091-097-099-103-105-109-115-117-
119-125-129-133-135-137-139-141-145-147-149-140340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BRADLEY CALHOUN
CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CONWAY DALLAS
FAULKNER FULTON GARLAND
GRANT HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING
HOWARD INDEPENDENCE IZARD
JACKSON JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE
LITTLE RIVER LONOKE MILLER
MONTGOMERY NEVADA OUACHITA
PERRY PIKE POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SEARCY SEVIER SHARP
STONE UNION VAN BUREN
WHITE WOODRUFF YELL
$$
LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111-
119-127-140340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CALDWELL CLAIBORNE DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER WINN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-403-
405-419-423-449-459-499-140340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 40
VALID 140145Z - 140240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/14/18
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 40
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-011-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-
059-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-145-
147-149-140240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE BRADLEY
CALHOUN CLARK CLEBURNE
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA CONWAY
DALLAS FAULKNER FULTON
GARLAND GRANT HEMPSTEAD
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY SEVIER
SHARP STONE UNION
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111-
119-127-140240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CALDWELL CLAIBORNE DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER WINN
$$
OKC089-140240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-403-
405-419-423-449-459-499-140240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 40
VALID 140025Z - 140140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/14/18
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 40
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-011-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-
059-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-145-
147-149-140140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE BRADLEY
CALHOUN CLARK CLEBURNE
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA CONWAY
DALLAS FAULKNER FULTON
GARLAND GRANT HEMPSTEAD
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY SEVIER
SHARP STONE UNION
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111-
119-127-140140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CALDWELL CLAIBORNE DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER WINN
$$
OKC089-140140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-403-
405-419-423-449-459-499-140140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 40
VALID 132335Z - 140040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 244
..COOK..04/13/18
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 40
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-011-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-
059-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-145-
147-149-140040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE BRADLEY
CALHOUN CLARK CLEBURNE
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA CONWAY
DALLAS FAULKNER FULTON
GARLAND GRANT HEMPSTEAD
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY SEVIER
SHARP STONE UNION
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111-
119-127-140040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CALDWELL CLAIBORNE DE SOTO
GRANT JACKSON LA SALLE
LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER WINN
$$
OKC089-140040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-403-
405-419-423-449-459-499-140040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 40
VALID 132220Z - 132340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..COOK..04/13/18
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 40
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-011-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-
059-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-141-145-
147-149-132340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE BRADLEY
CALHOUN CLARK CLEBURNE
CLEVELAND COLUMBIA CONWAY
DALLAS FAULKNER FULTON
GARLAND GRANT HEMPSTEAD
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY SEVIER
SHARP STONE UNION
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-061-081-085-111-119-132340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER
$$
OKC089-132340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-403-
405-419-423-449-459-499-132340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (>95%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
High (80%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (80%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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% (F2-F5 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.