April 7, 2025

Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 98 Status Reports

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Watch 98 Status Reports
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 98

VALID 030300Z - 030440Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NE EVV TO
40 S PAH TO 30 E JBR TO 25 WNW MEM TO 35 W PBF.

..KERR..04/03/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...JAN...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-025-041-043-069-077-079-093-095-107-030440-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     CLEVELAND		 DESHA		     
DREW		     JEFFERSON		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     MISSISSIPPI	 MONROE 	     
PHILLIPS	     
$$


INC147-173-030440-

IN 
.    INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

SPENCER 	     WARRICK		 
$$


KYC033-035-047-055-059-101-107-143-149-157-177-219-221-233-
030440-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CALDWELL	     CALLOWAY		 CHRISTIAN	     
CRITTENDEN	     DAVIESS		 HENDERSON	     
HOPKINS 	     LYON		 MCLEAN 	     
MARSHALL	     MUHLENBERG 	 TODD		     
TRIGG		     WEBSTER		 
$$


MSC003-009-011-013-027-033-071-081-093-107-115-117-119-135-137-
139-141-143-145-161-030440-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 BOLIVAR	     
CALHOUN 	     COAHOMA		 DESOTO 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LEE		 MARSHALL	     
PANOLA		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
QUITMAN 	     TALLAHATCHIE	 TATE		     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 TUNICA 	     
UNION		     YALOBUSHA		 
$$


TNC005-017-021-023-033-037-039-043-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-
079-081-083-085-097-099-101-109-113-119-125-131-135-147-157-161-
165-167-181-183-187-030440-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     CARROLL		 CHEATHAM	     
CHESTER 	     CROCKETT		 DAVIDSON	     
DECATUR 	     DICKSON		 DYER		     
FAYETTE 	     GIBSON		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HAYWOOD		 HENDERSON	     
HENRY		     HICKMAN		 HOUSTON	     
HUMPHREYS	     LAUDERDALE 	 LAWRENCE	     
LEWIS		     MCNAIRY		 MADISON	     
MAURY		     MONTGOMERY 	 OBION		     
PERRY		     ROBERTSON		 SHELBY 	     
STEWART 	     SUMNER		 TIPTON 	     
WAYNE		     WEAKLEY		 WILLIAMSON	     
$$


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 98

VALID 030135Z - 030240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 E MVN TO
35 W DYR TO 35 S JBR TO 10 ESE LIT.

..KERR..04/03/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...JAN...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-025-035-037-039-041-043-053-069-077-079-093-095-
103-107-123-030240-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLEVELAND	     CRITTENDEN 	 CROSS		     
DALLAS		     DESHA		 DREW		     
GRANT		     JEFFERSON		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     MISSISSIPPI	 MONROE 	     
OUACHITA	     PHILLIPS		 ST. FRANCIS	     
$$


ILC047-059-065-069-087-127-151-153-165-185-193-030240-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

EDWARDS 	     GALLATIN		 HAMILTON	     
HARDIN		     JOHNSON		 MASSAC 	     
POPE		     PULASKI		 SALINE 	     
WABASH		     WHITE		 
$$


INC051-125-129-147-163-173-030240-

IN 
.    INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GIBSON		     PIKE		 POSEY		     
SPENCER 	     VANDERBURGH	 WARRICK	     
$$


KYC007-033-035-039-047-055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-
149-157-177-219-221-225-233-030240-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALLARD 	     CALDWELL		 CALLOWAY	     
CARLISLE	     CHRISTIAN		 CRITTENDEN	     
DAVIESS 	     FULTON		 GRAVES 	     
HENDERSON	     HICKMAN		 HOPKINS	     
LIVINGSTON	     LYON		 MCCRACKEN	     
MCLEAN		     MARSHALL		 MUHLENBERG	     
TODD		     TRIGG		 UNION		     
WEBSTER 	     
$$


MSC003-009-011-013-027-033-071-081-093-107-115-117-119-135-137-
139-141-143-145-161-030240-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 BOLIVAR	     
CALHOUN 	     COAHOMA		 DESOTO 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LEE		 MARSHALL	     
PANOLA		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
QUITMAN 	     TALLAHATCHIE	 TATE		     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 TUNICA 	     
UNION		     YALOBUSHA		 
$$


MOC133-155-030240-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

MISSISSIPPI	     PEMISCOT		 
$$


TNC005-017-021-023-033-037-039-043-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-
079-081-083-085-095-097-099-101-109-113-119-125-131-135-147-157-
161-165-167-181-183-187-030240-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     CARROLL		 CHEATHAM	     
CHESTER 	     CROCKETT		 DAVIDSON	     
DECATUR 	     DICKSON		 DYER		     
FAYETTE 	     GIBSON		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HAYWOOD		 HENDERSON	     
HENRY		     HICKMAN		 HOUSTON	     
HUMPHREYS	     LAKE		 LAUDERDALE	     
LAWRENCE	     LEWIS		 MCNAIRY	     
MADISON 	     MAURY		 MONTGOMERY	     
OBION		     PERRY		 ROBERTSON	     
SHELBY		     STEWART		 SUMNER 	     
TIPTON		     WAYNE		 WEAKLEY	     
WILLIAMSON	     
$$


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 98

VALID 030040Z - 030140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 SE LIT TO
10 E JBR TO 5 E MVN.

..KERR..04/03/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...JAN...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-025-031-035-037-039-041-043-053-069-077-079-085-
093-095-103-107-111-117-123-147-030140-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLEVELAND	     CRAIGHEAD		 CRITTENDEN	     
CROSS		     DALLAS		 DESHA		     
DREW		     GRANT		 JEFFERSON	     
LEE		     LINCOLN		 LONOKE 	     
MISSISSIPPI	     MONROE		 OUACHITA	     
PHILLIPS	     POINSETT		 PRAIRIE	     
ST. FRANCIS	     WOODRUFF		 
$$


ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-087-127-151-153-165-181-185-191-193-
199-030140-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDER	     EDWARDS		 FRANKLIN	     
GALLATIN	     HAMILTON		 HARDIN 	     
JOHNSON 	     MASSAC		 POPE		     
PULASKI 	     SALINE		 UNION		     
WABASH		     WAYNE		 WHITE		     
WILLIAMSON	     
$$


INC051-125-129-147-163-173-030140-

IN 
.    INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GIBSON		     PIKE		 POSEY		     
SPENCER 	     VANDERBURGH	 WARRICK	     
$$


KYC007-033-035-039-047-055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-
149-157-177-219-221-225-233-030140-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALLARD 	     CALDWELL		 CALLOWAY	     
CARLISLE	     CHRISTIAN		 CRITTENDEN	     
DAVIESS 	     FULTON		 GRAVES 	     
HENDERSON	     HICKMAN		 HOPKINS	     
LIVINGSTON	     LYON		 MCCRACKEN	     
MCLEAN		     MARSHALL		 MUHLENBERG	     
TODD		     TRIGG		 UNION		     
WEBSTER 	     
$$


MSC003-009-011-013-027-033-071-081-093-107-115-117-119-135-137-
139-141-143-145-161-030140-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 BOLIVAR	     
CALHOUN 	     COAHOMA		 DESOTO 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LEE		 MARSHALL	     
PANOLA		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
QUITMAN 	     TALLAHATCHIE	 TATE		     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 TUNICA 	     
UNION		     YALOBUSHA		 
$$


MOC069-133-143-155-201-207-030140-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

DUNKLIN 	     MISSISSIPPI	 NEW MADRID	     
PEMISCOT	     SCOTT		 STODDARD	     
$$


TNC005-017-021-023-033-037-039-043-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-
079-081-083-085-095-097-099-101-109-113-119-125-131-135-147-157-
161-165-167-181-183-187-030140-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     CARROLL		 CHEATHAM	     
CHESTER 	     CROCKETT		 DAVIDSON	     
DECATUR 	     DICKSON		 DYER		     
FAYETTE 	     GIBSON		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HAYWOOD		 HENDERSON	     
HENRY		     HICKMAN		 HOUSTON	     
HUMPHREYS	     LAKE		 LAUDERDALE	     
LAWRENCE	     LEWIS		 MCNAIRY	     
MADISON 	     MAURY		 MONTGOMERY	     
OBION		     PERRY		 ROBERTSON	     
SHELBY		     STEWART		 SUMNER 	     
TIPTON		     WAYNE		 WEAKLEY	     
WILLIAMSON	     
$$


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 98

VALID 022320Z - 030040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..KERR..04/02/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...JAN...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-021-025-031-035-037-039-041-043-053-055-063-067-
069-075-077-079-085-093-095-103-107-111-117-121-123-135-145-147-
030040-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLAY		     CLEVELAND		 CRAIGHEAD	     
CRITTENDEN	     CROSS		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 GRANT		     
GREENE		     INDEPENDENCE	 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     LAWRENCE		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     LONOKE		 MISSISSIPPI	     
MONROE		     OUACHITA		 PHILLIPS	     
POINSETT	     PRAIRIE		 RANDOLPH	     
ST. FRANCIS	     SHARP		 WHITE		     
WOODRUFF	     
$$


ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-127-145-151-153-165-181-
185-191-193-199-030040-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDER	     EDWARDS		 FRANKLIN	     
GALLATIN	     HAMILTON		 HARDIN 	     
JACKSON 	     JEFFERSON		 JOHNSON	     
MASSAC		     PERRY		 POPE		     
PULASKI 	     SALINE		 UNION		     
WABASH		     WAYNE		 WHITE		     
WILLIAMSON	     
$$


INC051-125-129-147-163-173-030040-

IN 
.    INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GIBSON		     PIKE		 POSEY		     
SPENCER 	     VANDERBURGH	 WARRICK	     
$$


KYC007-033-035-039-047-055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-
149-157-177-219-221-225-233-030040-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALLARD 	     CALDWELL		 CALLOWAY	     
CARLISLE	     CHRISTIAN		 CRITTENDEN	     
DAVIESS 	     FULTON		 GRAVES 	     
HENDERSON	     HICKMAN		 HOPKINS	     
LIVINGSTON	     LYON		 MCCRACKEN	     
MCLEAN		     MARSHALL		 MUHLENBERG	     
TODD		     TRIGG		 UNION		     
WEBSTER 	     
$$


MSC003-009-011-013-027-033-071-081-093-107-115-117-119-135-137-
139-141-143-145-161-030040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 BOLIVAR	     
CALHOUN 	     COAHOMA		 DESOTO 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LEE		 MARSHALL	     
PANOLA		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
QUITMAN 	     TALLAHATCHIE	 TATE		     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 TUNICA 	     
UNION		     YALOBUSHA		 
$$


MOC017-023-031-035-069-133-143-155-157-181-201-207-223-030040-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOLLINGER	     BUTLER		 CAPE GIRARDEAU      
CARTER		     DUNKLIN		 MISSISSIPPI	     
NEW MADRID	     PEMISCOT		 PERRY		     
RIPLEY		     SCOTT		 STODDARD	     
WAYNE		     
$$


TNC005-017-023-033-039-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-083-085-
095-097-109-113-125-131-135-157-161-167-183-030040-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     CARROLL		 CHESTER	     
CROCKETT	     DECATUR		 DYER		     
FAYETTE 	     GIBSON		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HAYWOOD		 HENDERSON	     
HENRY		     HOUSTON		 HUMPHREYS	     
LAKE		     LAUDERDALE 	 MCNAIRY	     
MADISON 	     MONTGOMERY 	 OBION		     
PERRY		     SHELBY		 STEWART	     
TIPTON		     WEAKLEY		 
$$


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 98

VALID 022150Z - 022240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..KERR..04/02/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...PAH...JAN...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 98 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-021-025-031-035-037-039-041-043-053-055-063-067-
069-075-077-079-085-093-095-103-107-111-117-121-123-135-145-147-
022240-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLAY		     CLEVELAND		 CRAIGHEAD	     
CRITTENDEN	     CROSS		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 GRANT		     
GREENE		     INDEPENDENCE	 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     LAWRENCE		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     LONOKE		 MISSISSIPPI	     
MONROE		     OUACHITA		 PHILLIPS	     
POINSETT	     PRAIRIE		 RANDOLPH	     
ST. FRANCIS	     SHARP		 WHITE		     
WOODRUFF	     
$$


ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-127-145-151-153-165-181-
185-191-193-199-022240-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDER	     EDWARDS		 FRANKLIN	     
GALLATIN	     HAMILTON		 HARDIN 	     
JACKSON 	     JEFFERSON		 JOHNSON	     
MASSAC		     PERRY		 POPE		     
PULASKI 	     SALINE		 UNION		     
WABASH		     WAYNE		 WHITE		     
WILLIAMSON	     
$$


INC051-125-129-147-163-173-022240-

IN 
.    INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GIBSON		     PIKE		 POSEY		     
SPENCER 	     VANDERBURGH	 WARRICK	     
$$


KYC007-033-035-039-047-055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-
149-157-177-219-221-225-233-022240-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALLARD 	     CALDWELL		 CALLOWAY	     
CARLISLE	     CHRISTIAN		 CRITTENDEN	     
DAVIESS 	     FULTON		 GRAVES 	     
HENDERSON	     HICKMAN		 HOPKINS	     
LIVINGSTON	     LYON		 MCCRACKEN	     
MCLEAN		     MARSHALL		 MUHLENBERG	     
TODD		     TRIGG		 UNION		     
WEBSTER 	     
$$


MSC003-009-011-013-027-033-071-081-093-107-115-117-119-135-137-
139-141-143-145-161-022240-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 BOLIVAR	     
CALHOUN 	     COAHOMA		 DESOTO 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LEE		 MARSHALL	     
PANOLA		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
QUITMAN 	     TALLAHATCHIE	 TATE		     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 TUNICA 	     
UNION		     YALOBUSHA		 
$$


MOC017-023-031-035-069-133-143-155-157-181-201-207-223-022240-

MO 
.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOLLINGER	     BUTLER		 CAPE GIRARDEAU      
CARTER		     DUNKLIN		 MISSISSIPPI	     
NEW MADRID	     PEMISCOT		 PERRY		     
RIPLEY		     SCOTT		 STODDARD	     
WAYNE		     
$$


TNC005-017-023-033-039-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-083-085-
095-097-109-113-125-131-135-157-161-167-183-022240-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     CARROLL		 CHESTER	     
CROCKETT	     DECATUR		 DYER		     
FAYETTE 	     GIBSON		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HAYWOOD		 HENDERSON	     
HENRY		     HOUSTON		 HUMPHREYS	     
LAKE		     LAUDERDALE 	 MCNAIRY	     
MADISON 	     MONTGOMERY 	 OBION		     
PERRY		     SHELBY		 STEWART	     
TIPTON		     WEAKLEY		 
$$


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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