Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 20

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 20
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   815 AM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Southern Arkansas
     Western and Northern Louisiana
     East Texas

   * Effective this Tuesday morning and afternoon from 815 AM until
     300 PM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
       mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A broken squall line will continue east into the Watch
   area this morning.  A destabilizing airmass near and immediately
   ahead of this strong to severe thunderstorm activity will aid in a
   severe risk continuing eastward through the early afternoon. 
   Scattered severe gusts and a risk for tornadoes will be the primary
   hazards with the stronger storms.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 25 miles northwest of Pine Bluff AR to
   60 miles southwest of Fort Polk LA. 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 18...WW 19...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
   storm motion vector 25045.

   ...Smith

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW0 
   WW 20 TORNADO AR LA TX 041415Z - 042100Z
   AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25NW PBF/PINE BLUFF AR/ - 60SW POE/FORT POLK LA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /16S LIT - 44WNW LCH/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.

   LAT...LON 34419092 30439263 30439515 34419356

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU0.

Watch 20 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 20

VALID 041535Z - 041640Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE UTS
TO 30 SE GGG TO 35 SSE TXK TO 45 SW HOT TO 35 WNW HOT.

..BENTLEY..03/04/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...JAN...SHV...LCH...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 20 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-069-
073-079-097-099-103-109-139-041640-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     ASHLEY		 BRADLEY	     
CALHOUN 	     CHICOT		 CLARK		     
CLEVELAND	     COLUMBIA		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 GRANT		     
HEMPSTEAD	     HOT SPRING 	 JEFFERSON	     
LAFAYETTE	     LINCOLN		 MONTGOMERY	     
NEVADA		     OUACHITA		 PIKE		     
UNION		     
$$


LAC003-011-013-015-017-021-027-031-039-043-049-059-061-067-069-
073-079-081-083-085-111-115-119-123-127-041640-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN		     BEAUREGARD 	 BIENVILLE	     
BOSSIER 	     CADDO		 CALDWELL	     
CLAIBORNE	     DE SOTO		 EVANGELINE	     
GRANT		     JACKSON		 LA SALLE	     
LINCOLN 	     MOREHOUSE		 NATCHITOCHES	     
OUACHITA	     RAPIDES		 RED RIVER	     
RICHLAND	     SABINE		 UNION		     
VERNON		     WEBSTER		 WEST CARROLL	     
WINN		     
$$


TXC005-241-347-351-365-403-405-419-457-041640-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANGELINA	     JASPER		 NACOGDOCHES	     
NEWTON		     PANOLA		 SABINE 	     
SAN AUGUSTINE	     SHELBY		 TYLER		     
$$


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

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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% (EF2-EF5 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.