SEL0
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 250
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1255 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
          MCCURTAIN COUNTY OKLAHOMA
          NORTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1255 AM UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 40 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
   DE QUEEN ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TUPELO
   MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 248...WW 249...
   
   DISCUSSION...DISCRETE SUPERCELLS ARE PERSISTING AHEAD OF MAIN MCS
   EVOLVING OVER AR EARLY THIS MORNING.  SHEAR REMAINS VERY STRONG AND
   WITH INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS INTO SRN AR/NRN MS...SURFACE
   WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT NWD OVERNIGHT.  THIS WILL INCREASE THE
   POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES WITHIN SRN 1/3 OF SVR TSTM WATCH
   249...PRIOR TO MAIN POSSIBLY LINEAR MCS PASSAGE LATER THIS MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
   
   
   ...EVANS

   SEL0
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 250
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1255 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
          MCCURTAIN COUNTY OKLAHOMA
          NORTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1255 AM UNTIL 600 AM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 40 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
   DE QUEEN ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TUPELO
   MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
   
   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 248...WW 249...
   
   DISCUSSION...DISCRETE SUPERCELLS ARE PERSISTING AHEAD OF MAIN MCS
   EVOLVING OVER AR EARLY THIS MORNING.  SHEAR REMAINS VERY STRONG AND
   WITH INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS INTO SRN AR/NRN MS...SURFACE
   WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT NWD OVERNIGHT.  THIS WILL INCREASE THE
   POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES WITHIN SRN 1/3 OF SVR TSTM WATCH
   249...PRIOR TO MAIN POSSIBLY LINEAR MCS PASSAGE LATER THIS MORNING.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
   
   
   ...EVANS

   WOUS64 KWNS 060551
   WOU0
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 250
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1255 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 250 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-061-
   069-073-079-081-091-099-103-107-109-133-139-061100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0250.090506T0555Z-090506T1100Z/
   
   AR 
   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ARKANSAS             ASHLEY              BRADLEY             
   CALHOUN              CHICOT              CLARK               
   CLEVELAND            COLUMBIA            DALLAS              
   DESHA                DREW                GRANT               
   HEMPSTEAD            HOT SPRING          HOWARD              
   JEFFERSON            LAFAYETTE           LINCOLN             
   LITTLE RIVER         MILLER              NEVADA              
   OUACHITA             PHILLIPS            PIKE                
   SEVIER               UNION               
   
   
   MSC011-013-015-017-025-027-043-057-071-081-083-095-097-107-115-
   119-133-135-145-151-155-161-061100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0250.090506T0555Z-090506T1100Z/
   
   MS 
   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BOLIVAR              CALHOUN             CARROLL             
   CHICKASAW            CLAY                COAHOMA             
   GRENADA              ITAWAMBA            LAFAYETTE           
   LEE                  LEFLORE             MONROE              
   MONTGOMERY           PANOLA              PONTOTOC            
   QUITMAN              SUNFLOWER           TALLAHATCHIE        
   UNION                WASHINGTON          WEBSTER             
   YALOBUSHA            
   
   
   OKC089-061100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0250.090506T0555Z-090506T1100Z/
   
   OK 
   .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   MCCURTAIN            
   
   
   TXC037-387-061100-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0250.090506T0555Z-090506T1100Z/
   
   TX 
   .    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BOWIE                RED RIVER           
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...MEG...JAN...
   
   
   

   SAW0 
   WW 250 TORNADO AR MS OK TX 060555Z - 061100Z
   AXIS..40 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   25SSW DEQ/DE QUEEN AR/ - 35ESE TUP/TUPELO MS/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 35NM N/S /28WNW TXK - 39NNE IGB/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
   
   LAT...LON 34299456 34658820 33508820 33139456
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU0.
   

Watch 250 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 250

VALID 060955Z - 061040Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 W HOT TO
40 SSE HOT TO 20 SSW PBF TO 15 ENE PBF TO 40 E PBF TO 45 NNE GLH
TO 30 WSW UOX TO 5 W UOX TO 20 NNE UOX.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 726.

..EDWARDS..05/06/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 250 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-057-059-061-073-
079-081-091-099-103-109-133-139-061040-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     ASHLEY		 BRADLEY	     
CALHOUN 	     CHICOT		 CLARK		     
CLEVELAND	     COLUMBIA		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 HEMPSTEAD	     
HOT SPRING	     HOWARD		 LAFAYETTE	     
LINCOLN 	     LITTLE RIVER	 MILLER 	     
NEVADA		     OUACHITA		 PIKE		     
SEVIER		     UNION		 
$$


MSC011-013-015-017-025-043-057-071-081-083-095-097-115-133-135-
145-151-155-161-061040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOLIVAR 	     CALHOUN		 CARROLL	     
CHICKASAW	     CLAY		 GRENADA	     
ITAWAMBA	     LAFAYETTE		 LEE		     
LEFLORE 	     MONROE		 MONTGOMERY	     
PONTOTOC	     SUNFLOWER		 TALLAHATCHIE	     
UNION		     WASHINGTON 	 WEBSTER	     
YALOBUSHA	     
$$


OKC089-061040-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

MCCURTAIN	     
$$


TXC037-387-061040-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOWIE		     RED RIVER		 
$$


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 250

VALID 060845Z - 060940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 SW HOT TO
10 NE PBF TO 60 N GLH TO 40 SW MEM.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 726.

..EDWARDS..05/06/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 250 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-061-
069-073-079-081-091-099-103-107-109-133-139-060940-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     ASHLEY		 BRADLEY	     
CALHOUN 	     CHICOT		 CLARK		     
CLEVELAND	     COLUMBIA		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 GRANT		     
HEMPSTEAD	     HOT SPRING 	 HOWARD 	     
JEFFERSON	     LAFAYETTE		 LINCOLN	     
LITTLE RIVER	     MILLER		 NEVADA 	     
OUACHITA	     PHILLIPS		 PIKE		     
SEVIER		     UNION		 
$$


MSC011-013-015-017-025-027-043-057-071-081-083-095-097-107-115-
119-133-135-145-151-155-161-060940-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOLIVAR 	     CALHOUN		 CARROLL	     
CHICKASAW	     CLAY		 COAHOMA	     
GRENADA 	     ITAWAMBA		 LAFAYETTE	     
LEE		     LEFLORE		 MONROE 	     
MONTGOMERY	     PANOLA		 PONTOTOC	     
QUITMAN 	     SUNFLOWER		 TALLAHATCHIE	     
UNION		     WASHINGTON 	 WEBSTER	     
YALOBUSHA	     
$$


OKC089-060940-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

MCCURTAIN	     
$$


TXC037-387-060940-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOWIE		     RED RIVER		 
$$


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 250

VALID 060730Z - 060840Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..EDWARDS..05/06/09

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 250 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC001-003-011-013-017-019-025-027-039-041-043-053-057-059-061-
069-073-079-081-091-099-103-107-109-133-139-060840-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS	     ASHLEY		 BRADLEY	     
CALHOUN 	     CHICOT		 CLARK		     
CLEVELAND	     COLUMBIA		 DALLAS 	     
DESHA		     DREW		 GRANT		     
HEMPSTEAD	     HOT SPRING 	 HOWARD 	     
JEFFERSON	     LAFAYETTE		 LINCOLN	     
LITTLE RIVER	     MILLER		 NEVADA 	     
OUACHITA	     PHILLIPS		 PIKE		     
SEVIER		     UNION		 
$$


MSC011-013-015-017-025-027-043-057-071-081-083-095-097-107-115-
119-133-135-145-151-155-161-060840-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOLIVAR 	     CALHOUN		 CARROLL	     
CHICKASAW	     CLAY		 COAHOMA	     
GRENADA 	     ITAWAMBA		 LAFAYETTE	     
LEE		     LEFLORE		 MONROE 	     
MONTGOMERY	     PANOLA		 PONTOTOC	     
QUITMAN 	     SUNFLOWER		 TALLAHATCHIE	     
UNION		     WASHINGTON 	 WEBSTER	     
YALOBUSHA	     
$$


OKC089-060840-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

MCCURTAIN	     
$$


TXC037-387-060840-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOWIE		     RED RIVER		 
$$


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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