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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 97
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern and Central Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Southern and Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 845 AM
until 400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Broken clusters of storms and some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will spread east-northeastward across the region through
early/mid-afternoon, with an increasing tornado risk aside from
widespread damaging winds and hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Alton IL to
30 miles west southwest of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 94...WW 95...WW 96...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.
...Guyer
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 97
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northern and Central Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Southern and Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 845 AM
until 400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Broken clusters of storms and some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will spread east-northeastward across the region through
early/mid-afternoon, with an increasing tornado risk aside from
widespread damaging winds and hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Alton IL to
30 miles west southwest of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
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 94...WW 95...WW 96...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 97 TORNADO AR IL MO 021345Z - 022100Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNW ALN/ALTON IL/ - 30WSW HOT/HOT SPRINGS AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /43N STL - 53NNE TXK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
LAT...LON 39568928 34309253 34309464 39569154
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 97 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 97
VALID 021540Z - 021640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..04/02/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...LSX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 97
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-019-023-029-045-049-051-059-065-071-083-089-097-101-
105-109-113-115-119-125-127-129-137-141-149-021640-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CLARK
CLEBURNE CONWAY FAULKNER
FULTON GARLAND HOT SPRING
IZARD JOHNSON LOGAN
MARION MONTGOMERY NEWTON
PERRY PIKE POLK
POPE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY STONE
VAN BUREN YELL
$$
ILC005-013-027-051-061-083-117-119-121-133-135-149-157-163-189-
021640-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CLINTON
FAYETTE GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANDOLPH ST. CLAIR WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-065-067-071-073-091-093-099-113-123-125-
135-137-139-149-151-153-161-163-169-173-179-183-186-187-189-203-
215-219-221-229-510-021640-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD DENT
DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GASCONADE
HOWELL IRON JEFFERSON
LINCOLN MADISON MARIES
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OREGON OSAGE OZARK
PHELPS PIKE PULASKI
RALLS REYNOLDS ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
SHANNON TEXAS WARREN
WASHINGTON WRIGHT
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 97
VALID 021430Z - 021540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..04/02/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...LSX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 97
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-019-023-029-045-049-051-059-065-071-083-089-097-101-
105-109-113-115-119-125-127-129-137-141-149-021540-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CLARK
CLEBURNE CONWAY FAULKNER
FULTON GARLAND HOT SPRING
IZARD JOHNSON LOGAN
MARION MONTGOMERY NEWTON
PERRY PIKE POLK
POPE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY STONE
VAN BUREN YELL
$$
ILC005-013-027-051-061-083-117-119-121-133-135-149-157-163-189-
021540-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CLINTON
FAYETTE GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY PIKE
RANDOLPH ST. CLAIR WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-065-067-071-073-091-093-099-113-123-125-
135-137-139-149-151-153-161-163-169-173-179-183-186-187-189-203-
215-219-221-229-510-021540-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD DENT
DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GASCONADE
HOWELL IRON JEFFERSON
LINCOLN MADISON MARIES
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OREGON OSAGE OZARK
PHELPS PIKE PULASKI
RALLS REYNOLDS ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
SHANNON TEXAS WARREN
WASHINGTON WRIGHT
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (50%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (10%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
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.
