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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 113
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1255 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest, central and northern Arkansas
Extreme northwest Louisiana
Extreme southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
2.5 inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
SUMMARY...Supercell development is expected along a surface front
and into the warm sector this afternoon from northeast Texas
northeastward into Arkansas. The storm environment will support the
potential for a few strong (EF2-EF3) tornadoes, very large hail to
2.5 inches in diameter, and damaging gusts up to 75 mph as storms
congeal into multiple clusters later this afternoon.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Flippin AR
to 60 miles south southwest of Texarkana 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Thompson
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 113
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1255 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest, central and northern Arkansas
Extreme northwest Louisiana
Extreme southeast Oklahoma
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM until
900 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
2.5 inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
SUMMARY...Supercell development is expected along a surface front
and into the warm sector this afternoon from northeast Texas
northeastward into Arkansas. The storm environment will support the
potential for a few strong (EF2-EF3) tornadoes, very large hail to
2.5 inches in diameter, and damaging gusts up to 75 mph as storms
congeal into multiple clusters later this afternoon.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Flippin AR
to 60 miles south southwest of Texarkana 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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 113 TORNADO AR LA OK TX 041755Z - 050200Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50ENE FLP/FLIPPIN AR/ - 60SSW TXK/TEXARKANA AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /40WNW ARG - 23NE GGG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 36479029 32649311 32649568 36479299
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 113 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 113
VALID 042150Z - 042240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 113
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-059-
061-063-065-067-069-071-073-075-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-133-135-137-141-145-
147-149-042240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CALHOUN
CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CONWAY DALLAS
FAULKNER FULTON GARLAND
GRANT HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING
HOWARD INDEPENDENCE IZARD
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI RANDOLPH
SALINE SCOTT SEARCY
SEVIER SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC015-017-119-042240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BOSSIER CADDO WEBSTER
$$
OKC089-042240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC037-063-067-159-183-203-315-343-387-423-449-459-499-042240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
FRANKLIN GREGG HARRISON
MARION MORRIS RED RIVER
SMITH TITUS UPSHUR
WOOD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 113
VALID 042055Z - 042140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 113
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-059-
061-063-065-067-069-071-073-075-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-133-135-137-141-145-
147-149-042140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CALHOUN
CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CONWAY DALLAS
FAULKNER FULTON GARLAND
GRANT HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING
HOWARD INDEPENDENCE IZARD
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI RANDOLPH
SALINE SCOTT SEARCY
SEVIER SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC015-017-119-042140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BOSSIER CADDO WEBSTER
$$
OKC089-042140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC037-063-067-159-183-203-315-343-387-423-449-459-499-042140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
FRANKLIN GREGG HARRISON
MARION MORRIS RED RIVER
SMITH TITUS UPSHUR
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 113
VALID 041920Z - 042040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/04/25
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 113
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-013-019-023-025-027-029-039-045-049-051-053-057-059-
061-063-065-067-069-071-073-075-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-
103-105-109-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-133-135-137-141-145-
147-149-042040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CALHOUN
CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND
COLUMBIA CONWAY DALLAS
FAULKNER FULTON GARLAND
GRANT HEMPSTEAD HOT SPRING
HOWARD INDEPENDENCE IZARD
JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN LONOKE MARION
MILLER MONTGOMERY NEVADA
NEWTON OUACHITA PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI RANDOLPH
SALINE SCOTT SEARCY
SEVIER SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC015-017-031-119-042040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BOSSIER CADDO DE SOTO
WEBSTER
$$
OKC089-042040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC005-037-063-067-073-159-183-203-315-343-347-365-387-401-405-
419-423-449-459-499-042040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON MARION
MORRIS NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
RED RIVER RUSK SAN AUGUSTINE
SHELBY SMITH TITUS
UPSHUR WOOD
$$
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 (60%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Mod (40%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
High (80%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
High (80%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
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.
