SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 179
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   425 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 425 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF EL DORADO
   ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 177...WW 178...
   
   DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL BAND OF TSTMS IS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWLY
   INTENSIFYING THIS AFTERNOON AS IT ENCOUNTERS A MOIST...DESTABILIZING
   AIR MASS WHERE MLCAPE HAS INCREASED TO AROUND 1000 J/KG.  CURRENT
   LITTLE ROCK VAD INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WIND FIELD WITH 0-1
   KM SRH OF 250-300 M2/S2.  AS SUCH...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR
   EMBEDDED BOWING AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR
   DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE TORNADOES.
   
   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 25035.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 179
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   425 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 425 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
   
   SEVERAL TORNADOES
   WIDELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
   ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
   SCATTERED LARGE HAIL
   ISOLATED HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF EL DORADO
   ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 177...WW 178...
   
   DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL BAND OF TSTMS IS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWLY
   INTENSIFYING THIS AFTERNOON AS IT ENCOUNTERS A MOIST...DESTABILIZING
   AIR MASS WHERE MLCAPE HAS INCREASED TO AROUND 1000 J/KG.  CURRENT
   LITTLE ROCK VAD INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WIND FIELD WITH 0-1
   KM SRH OF 250-300 M2/S2.  AS SUCH...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR
   EMBEDDED BOWING AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR
   DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE TORNADOES.
   
   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 25035.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   SEL9
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 179
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   425 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 425 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
   FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 15 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF EL DORADO
   ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
   
   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 177...WW 178...
   
   DISCUSSION...PRE-FRONTAL BAND OF TSTMS IS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWLY
   INTENSIFYING THIS AFTERNOON AS IT ENCOUNTERS A MOIST...DESTABILIZING
   AIR MASS WHERE MLCAPE HAS INCREASED TO AROUND 1000 J/KG.  CURRENT
   LITTLE ROCK VAD INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF STRONG WIND FIELD WITH 0-1
   KM SRH OF 250-300 M2/S2.  AS SUCH...THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR
   EMBEDDED BOWING AND SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH AN ATTENDANT RISK FOR
   DAMAGING WINDS AND A COUPLE TORNADOES.
   
   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 25035.
   
   
   ...MEAD

   WOUS64 KWNS 152123
   WOU9
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 179
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   425 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
   
   TORNADO WATCH 179 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   ARC001-005-011-013-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-037-039-041-043-
   045-049-051-053-055-057-059-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-
   089-091-095-097-099-103-105-107-109-111-115-117-119-121-123-125-
   129-135-137-139-141-145-147-149-160500-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0179.120415T2125Z-120416T0500Z/
   
   AR 
   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ARKANSAS             BAXTER              BRADLEY             
   CALHOUN              CLARK               CLAY                
   CLEBURNE             CLEVELAND           COLUMBIA            
   CONWAY               CRAIGHEAD           CROSS               
   DALLAS               DESHA               DREW                
   FAULKNER             FULTON              GARLAND             
   GRANT                GREENE              HEMPSTEAD           
   HOT SPRING           INDEPENDENCE        IZARD               
   JACKSON              JEFFERSON           LAFAYETTE           
   LAWRENCE             LEE                 LINCOLN             
   LONOKE               MARION              MILLER              
   MONROE               MONTGOMERY          NEVADA              
   OUACHITA             PERRY               PHILLIPS            
   PIKE                 POINSETT            POPE                
   PRAIRIE              PULASKI             RANDOLPH            
   SALINE               SEARCY              SHARP               
   ST. FRANCIS          STONE               UNION               
   VAN BUREN            WHITE               WOODRUFF            
   YELL                 
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...MEG...
   
   
   

   SAW9 
   WW 179 TORNADO AR 152125Z - 160500Z
   AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   45ENE FLP/FLIPPIN AR/ - 15SSE ELD/EL DORADO AR/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /42WNW ARG - 14S ELD/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
   
   LAT...LON 36439037 33009143 33009401 36439306
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU9.
   

Watch 179 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 179

VALID 160240Z - 160340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 WSW GLH
TO 20 ENE ELD TO 20 S POF.

..KERR..04/16/12

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 179 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-021-025-031-037-041-043-055-067-069-075-077-079-085-
095-107-111-117-121-123-147-160340-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CLAY		     
CLEVELAND	     CRAIGHEAD		 CROSS		     
DESHA		     DREW		 GREENE 	     
JACKSON 	     JEFFERSON		 LAWRENCE	     
LEE		     LINCOLN		 LONOKE 	     
MONROE		     PHILLIPS		 POINSETT	     
PRAIRIE 	     RANDOLPH		 ST. FRANCIS	     
WOODRUFF	     
$$


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 #4 ON WW 179

VALID 160140Z - 160240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..ROGERS..04/16/12

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 179 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-021-025-031-037-041-043-053-055-067-069-075-077-
079-085-095-107-111-117-121-123-147-160240-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLAY		     CLEVELAND		 CRAIGHEAD	     
CROSS		     DESHA		 DREW		     
GRANT		     GREENE		 JACKSON	     
JEFFERSON	     LAWRENCE		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     LONOKE		 MONROE 	     
PHILLIPS	     POINSETT		 PRAIRIE	     
RANDOLPH	     ST. FRANCIS	 WOODRUFF	     
$$


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 179

VALID 160045Z - 160140Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 SW GLH TO
15 NNW ELD TO 5 SSW LIT TO 25 ESE UNO.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 556

..ROGERS..04/16/12

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 179 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-021-025-031-037-041-043-053-055-063-065-067-069-
075-077-079-085-095-107-111-117-119-121-123-135-145-147-
160140-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLAY		     CLEVELAND		 CRAIGHEAD	     
CROSS		     DESHA		 DREW		     
GRANT		     GREENE		 INDEPENDENCE	     
IZARD		     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
LAWRENCE	     LEE		 LINCOLN	     
LONOKE		     MONROE		 PHILLIPS	     
POINSETT	     PRAIRIE		 PULASKI	     
RANDOLPH	     ST. FRANCIS	 SHARP		     
WHITE		     WOODRUFF		 
$$


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 179

VALID 152340Z - 160040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S TXK TO
35 S HOT TO 15 SW UNO.

..ROGERS..04/15/12

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 179 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-011-013-021-023-025-027-031-037-039-041-043-045-049-053-
055-059-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-095-099-103-107-111-
117-119-121-123-125-135-137-139-141-145-147-160040-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BRADLEY		 CALHOUN	     
CLAY		     CLEBURNE		 CLEVELAND	     
COLUMBIA	     CRAIGHEAD		 CROSS		     
DALLAS		     DESHA		 DREW		     
FAULKNER	     FULTON		 GRANT		     
GREENE		     HOT SPRING 	 INDEPENDENCE	     
IZARD		     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
LAFAYETTE	     LAWRENCE		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     LONOKE		 MONROE 	     
NEVADA		     OUACHITA		 PHILLIPS	     
POINSETT	     PRAIRIE		 PULASKI	     
RANDOLPH	     ST. FRANCIS	 SALINE 	     
SHARP		     STONE		 UNION		     
VAN BUREN	     WHITE		 WOODRUFF	     
$$


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 179

VALID 152235Z - 152340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S TXK TO
45 NE TXK TO 25 N FLP.

..ROGERS..04/15/12

ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...SHV...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 179 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-005-011-013-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-037-039-041-043-
045-049-053-055-059-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-091-095-
099-103-105-107-111-115-117-119-121-123-125-129-135-137-139-141-
145-147-152340-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     BAXTER		 BRADLEY	     
CALHOUN 	     CLARK		 CLAY		     
CLEBURNE	     CLEVELAND		 COLUMBIA	     
CONWAY		     CRAIGHEAD		 CROSS		     
DALLAS		     DESHA		 DREW		     
FAULKNER	     FULTON		 GRANT		     
GREENE		     HOT SPRING 	 INDEPENDENCE	     
IZARD		     JACKSON		 JEFFERSON	     
LAFAYETTE	     LAWRENCE		 LEE		     
LINCOLN 	     LONOKE		 MILLER 	     
MONROE		     NEVADA		 OUACHITA	     
PERRY		     PHILLIPS		 POINSETT	     
POPE		     PRAIRIE		 PULASKI	     
RANDOLPH	     ST. FRANCIS	 SALINE 	     
SEARCY		     SHARP		 STONE		     
UNION		     VAN BUREN		 WHITE		     
WOODRUFF	     
$$


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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