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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 176
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Far Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Environment will remain sufficiently favorable for some
supercell storms through at least early evening across the region,
which includes some tornado potential.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Mcalester
OK to 40 miles south of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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 175...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24025.
...Guyer
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 176
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Southeast Oklahoma
Far Northeast Texas
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Environment will remain sufficiently favorable for some
supercell storms through at least early evening across the region,
which includes some tornado potential.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Mcalester
OK to 40 miles south of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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 175...
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24025.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 176 TORNADO AR OK TX 262145Z - 270300Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40SSW MLC/MCALESTER OK/ - 40S HOT/HOT SPRINGS AR/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /33SSW MLC - 42NNW ELD/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
LAT...LON 35149605 34689310 33099310 33559605
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 176 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (10%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Low (20%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (<5%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (30%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Low (10%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
Mod (60%)
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.
