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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
central and western Arkansas
northwest Louisiana
eastern Oklahoma
north central and northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Storms are expected to intensify from eastern Oklahoma and
north central Texas and continue east into the lower Mississippi
Valley. Damaging wind, a few tornadoes and large hail will be
possible with the stronger storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Flippin AR to 35
miles south southeast of Dallas TX. 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.
&&
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 24035.
...Dial
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 56
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
central and western Arkansas
northwest Louisiana
eastern Oklahoma
north central and northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Storms are expected to intensify from eastern Oklahoma and
north central Texas and continue east into the lower Mississippi
Valley. Damaging wind, a few tornadoes and large hail will be
possible with the stronger storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 120 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles northeast of Flippin AR to 35
miles south southeast of Dallas TX. 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.
&&
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 24035.
...Dial
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 56 TORNADO AR LA OK TX 191920Z - 200300Z
AXIS..120 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35NE FLP/FLIPPIN AR/ - 35SSE DAL/DALLAS TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 105NM E/W /58WNW ARG - 36SE TTT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 36548986 32379456 32379868 36549419
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 56 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 56
VALID 200005Z - 200100Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 S FTW TO
40 NW DEQ TO 25 NNW FLP.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 211
..SMITH..03/20/20
ATTN...WFO...LZK...TSA...SHV...OUN...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 56
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC005-009-019-023-027-029-039-045-047-049-051-053-057-059-061-
063-065-067-069-071-073-075-081-083-085-089-091-097-099-101-103-
105-109-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-135-137-141-145-
147-149-200100-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BAXTER BOONE CLARK
CLEBURNE COLUMBIA CONWAY
DALLAS FAULKNER FRANKLIN
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 SEBASTIAN
SEVIER SHARP STONE
VAN BUREN WHITE WOODRUFF
YELL
$$
LAC015-017-119-200100-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BOSSIER CADDO WEBSTER
$$
OKC023-079-089-200100-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
$$
TXC037-063-067-119-147-159-183-203-223-231-257-277-315-343-379-
387-397-423-449-459-467-499-200100-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOWIE CAMP CASS
DELTA FANNIN FRANKLIN
GREGG HARRISON HOPKINS
HUNT KAUFMAN LAMAR
MARION MORRIS RAINS
RED RIVER ROCKWALL SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WOOD
$$
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.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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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.
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