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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 383
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Northern Arkansas
* Effective this Saturday morning from 605 AM until NOON CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over northwest Arkansas
and eastern Oklahoma will track eastward through the morning across
the watch area. Damaging winds along the leading edge of the storms
is the primary concern, although occasional tornadoes are also a
possibility.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest of
Russellville AR to 40 miles east southeast of Batesville AR. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 381...WW 382...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.
...Hart
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 383
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Northern Arkansas
* Effective this Saturday morning from 605 AM until NOON CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of intense thunderstorms over northwest Arkansas
and eastern Oklahoma will track eastward through the morning across
the watch area. Damaging winds along the leading edge of the storms
is the primary concern, although occasional tornadoes are also a
possibility.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest of
Russellville AR to 40 miles east southeast of Batesville AR. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 381...WW 382...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 383 TORNADO AR 071105Z - 071700Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
50WNW RUE/RUSSELLVILLE AR/ - 40ESE BVX/BATESVILLE AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /20ENE FSM - 36S ARG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
LAT...LON 36469391 36459099 34579099 34589391
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 383 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 383
VALID 071140Z - 071240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BENTLEY..06/07/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 383
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC001-005-009-023-029-045-049-051-053-059-063-065-067-069-071-
075-083-085-089-095-097-101-105-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-
135-137-141-145-147-149-071240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE
CLEBURNE CONWAY FAULKNER
FULTON GARLAND GRANT
HOT SPRING INDEPENDENCE IZARD
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAWRENCE LOGAN LONOKE
MARION MONROE MONTGOMERY
NEWTON PERRY POLK
POPE PRAIRIE PULASKI
RANDOLPH SALINE SCOTT
SEARCY SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (10%)
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 (30%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (20%)
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.
