Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 108
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 108
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will continue to
increase this afternoon to the north of a front, with large hail as
the most common hazard with the more vigorous storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west of De
Queen AR to 35 miles southeast of Batesville AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 107...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Guyer
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 108
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered strong to severe storms will continue to
increase this afternoon to the north of a front, with large hail as
the most common hazard with the more vigorous storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles north and south of a line from 45 miles west of De
Queen AR to 35 miles southeast of Batesville AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 107...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
23035.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 108 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 031900Z - 040300Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
45W DEQ/DE QUEEN AR/ - 35SE BVX/BATESVILLE AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /56SSE MLC - 46SSW ARG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 34849519 36169121 34589121 33259519
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 108 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 108
VALID 032050Z - 032140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/03/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 108
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC019-023-029-045-051-053-059-061-063-067-071-083-085-097-101-
105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-137-141-145-147-149-
032140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CLEBURNE CONWAY
FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
JACKSON JOHNSON LOGAN
LONOKE MONTGOMERY NEWTON
PERRY PIKE POLK
POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI
SALINE SCOTT SEARCY
SEVIER STONE VAN BUREN
WHITE WOODRUFF YELL
$$
OKC089-032140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC387-032140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
RED RIVER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 108
VALID 031930Z - 032040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/03/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 108
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC019-023-029-045-051-053-059-061-063-067-071-083-085-097-101-
105-109-113-115-117-119-125-127-129-133-137-141-145-147-149-
032040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CLEBURNE CONWAY
FAULKNER GARLAND GRANT
HOT SPRING HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
JACKSON JOHNSON LOGAN
LONOKE MONTGOMERY NEWTON
PERRY PIKE POLK
POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI
SALINE SCOTT SEARCY
SEVIER STONE VAN BUREN
WHITE WOODRUFF YELL
$$
OKC089-032040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC387-032040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
RED RIVER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (5%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (40%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (80%)
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.
