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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 152
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1130 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
West-Central and Northwest Arkansas
Eastern and Southeast Oklahoma
Central and North Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1130 PM
until 700 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and 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...A broken band of strong to severe thunderstorms will
continue to progress east-northeast across the Watch area tonight.
The severe risk, including the potential for a few tornadoes, will
likely focus with supercells and bowing line segments. A strong
tornado or two remains possible due to a moist and strongly sheared
environment expected to persist through tonight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Harrison AR
to 25 miles east southeast of Brownwood TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 149...WW 150...WW 151...
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 24035.
...Smith
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 152
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1130 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
West-Central and Northwest Arkansas
Eastern and Southeast Oklahoma
Central and North Texas
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1130 PM
until 700 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and 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...A broken band of strong to severe thunderstorms will
continue to progress east-northeast across the Watch area tonight.
The severe risk, including the potential for a few tornadoes, will
likely focus with supercells and bowing line segments. A strong
tornado or two remains possible due to a moist and strongly sheared
environment expected to persist through tonight.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Harrison AR
to 25 miles east southeast of Brownwood TX. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU2).
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 149...WW 150...WW 151...
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 24035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 152 TORNADO AR OK TX 200430Z - 201200Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35WNW HRO/HARRISON AR/ - 25ESE BWD/BROWNWOOD TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /23NE RZC - 66W ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 36469265 31669754 31669958 36469481
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 152 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 152
VALID 200935Z - 201040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N DEQ TO
35 SSE MLC TO 15 ESE DUA TO 10 N GYI TO 35 NNE DUA TO 10 ESE MLC
TO 15 SE RKR TO 40 ESE FYV TO 20 S UMN.
..BROYLES..04/20/25
ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 152
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC009-015-071-083-101-127-201040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CARROLL JOHNSON
LOGAN NEWTON SCOTT
$$
OKC005-013-201040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BRYAN
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 152
VALID 200900Z - 201040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ESE BWD
TO 35 E SEP TO 40 N FTW TO 20 SW MLC TO 35 WSW MKO.
..GLEASON..04/20/25
ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 152
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-009-015-033-047-071-083-087-101-127-131-143-201040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON BOONE CARROLL
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN JOHNSON
LOGAN MADISON NEWTON
SCOTT SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-021-023-061-077-079-091-101-121-127-135-201040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CHEROKEE CHOCTAW HASKELL
LATIMER LE FLORE MCINTOSH
MUSKOGEE PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA
SEQUOYAH
$$
TXC035-085-097-113-121-147-181-193-251-333-439-201040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOSQUE COLLIN COOKE
DALLAS DENTON FANNIN
GRAYSON HAMILTON JOHNSON
MILLS TARRANT
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 152
VALID 200655Z - 200740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 498
..GLEASON..04/20/25
ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 152
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-009-015-033-047-071-083-087-101-127-131-143-200740-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON BOONE CARROLL
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN JOHNSON
LOGAN MADISON NEWTON
SCOTT SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-021-023-029-041-061-063-069-077-079-091-095-097-
101-107-111-121-127-135-145-200740-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CHEROKEE CHOCTAW COAL
DELAWARE HASKELL HUGHES
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
MCINTOSH MARSHALL MAYES
MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE
PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
WAGONER
$$
TXC035-085-093-097-113-121-133-143-147-181-193-221-237-251-333-
337-363-367-425-439-497-200740-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOSQUE COLLIN COMANCHE
COOKE DALLAS DENTON
EASTLAND ERATH FANNIN
GRAYSON HAMILTON HOOD
JACK JOHNSON MILLS
MONTAGUE PALO PINTO PARKER
SOMERVELL TARRANT WISE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 152
VALID 200540Z - 200640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/20/25
ATTN...WFO...TSA...LZK...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 152
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC007-009-015-033-047-071-083-087-101-127-131-143-200640-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON BOONE CARROLL
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN JOHNSON
LOGAN MADISON NEWTON
SCOTT SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-005-013-021-023-029-041-061-063-069-077-079-091-095-097-
101-107-111-121-127-135-145-200640-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CHEROKEE CHOCTAW COAL
DELAWARE HASKELL HUGHES
JOHNSTON LATIMER LE FLORE
MCINTOSH MARSHALL MAYES
MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE
PITTSBURG PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
WAGONER
$$
TXC035-085-093-097-113-121-133-143-147-181-193-221-237-251-333-
337-363-367-425-439-497-200640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOSQUE COLLIN COMANCHE
COOKE DALLAS DENTON
EASTLAND ERATH FANNIN
GRAYSON HAMILTON HOOD
JACK JOHNSON MILLS
MONTAGUE PALO PINTO PARKER
SOMERVELL TARRANT WISE
$$
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 (30%)
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
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.
