Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 135
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 135
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far Northeast Arkansas
Far Southern Illinois
Western and South-Central Kentucky
Far Southeast Missouri
Western and Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms should gradually evolve east-southeastward
this afternoon and evening while posing a threat for mainly
scattered damaging winds. Peak gusts could reach up to 60-70 mph.
Occasional severe hail generally ranging from 1-1.75 inches in
diameter may also occur with any sustained supercell.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest
of Dyersburg TN to 70 miles east of Nashville TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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.
&&
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 450. Mean storm motion vector
31035.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 135 SEVERE TSTM AR IL KY MO TN 101920Z - 110200Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50WNW DYR/DYERSBURG TN/ - 70E BNA/NASHVILLE TN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /36ENE ARG - 61E BNA/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 31035.
LAT...LON 37219023 37068543 35188543 35339023
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 135 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 135
VALID 102040Z - 102140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..GUYER..04/10/25
ATTN...WFO...MEG...PAH...LMK...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 135
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC021-031-055-093-102140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY CRAIGHEAD GREENE
MISSISSIPPI
$$
ILC003-059-069-087-127-151-153-165-181-199-102140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER GALLATIN HARDIN
JOHNSON MASSAC POPE
PULASKI SALINE UNION
WILLIAMSON
$$
KYC001-003-007-009-031-033-035-039-047-053-055-057-059-061-075-
083-085-087-099-101-105-107-139-141-143-145-149-157-169-171-177-
183-207-213-219-221-225-227-233-102140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BALLARD
BARREN BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CHRISTIAN
CLINTON CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND
DAVIESS EDMONSON FULTON
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HART HENDERSON HICKMAN
HOPKINS LIVINGSTON LOGAN
LYON MCCRACKEN MCLEAN
MARSHALL METCALFE MONROE
MUHLENBERG OHIO RUSSELL
SIMPSON TODD TRIGG
UNION WARREN WEBSTER
$$
MOC069-133-143-155-201-207-102140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DUNKLIN MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
PEMISCOT SCOTT STODDARD
$$
TNC003-005-015-017-021-023-027-031-033-035-037-039-041-043-045-
047-049-053-055-061-069-071-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-095-097-
099-101-109-111-113-117-119-125-131-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-
161-165-167-169-175-177-181-183-185-187-189-102140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD BENTON CANNON
CARROLL CHEATHAM CHESTER
CLAY COFFEE CROCKETT
CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DECATUR
DE KALB DICKSON DYER
FAYETTE FENTRESS GIBSON
GILES GRUNDY HARDEMAN
HARDIN HAYWOOD HENDERSON
HENRY HICKMAN HOUSTON
HUMPHREYS JACKSON LAKE
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEWIS
MCNAIRY MACON MADISON
MARSHALL MAURY MONTGOMERY
OBION OVERTON PERRY
PICKETT PUTNAM ROBERTSON
RUTHERFORD SMITH STEWART
SUMNER TIPTON TROUSDALE
VAN BUREN WARREN WAYNE
WEAKLEY WHITE WILLIAMSON
WILSON
$$
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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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (<2%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
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
Mod (30%)
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.