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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 70
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
835 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Arkansas
Eastern Oklahoma
East Texas
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 835 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of intense storms over east-central TX and eastern
Oklahoma will persist for a few more hours, posing a risk of
damaging wind gusts and large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest
of Poteau OK to 35 miles southeast of Waco TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 64...WW 65...WW 66...WW
67...WW 68...WW 69...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.
...Hart
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 70
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
835 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Arkansas
Eastern Oklahoma
East Texas
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 835 PM
until 100 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of intense storms over east-central TX and eastern
Oklahoma will persist for a few more hours, posing a risk of
damaging wind gusts and large hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest
of Poteau OK to 35 miles southeast of Waco TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 64...WW 65...WW 66...WW
67...WW 68...WW 69...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 70 SEVERE TSTM AR OK TX 020135Z - 020600Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NNW RKR/POTEAU OK/ - 35SE ACT/WACO TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /25W FSM - 34SE ACT/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
LAT...LON 35349373 31269580 31269783 35349585
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 70 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 70
VALID 020350Z - 020440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 N GGG TO
45 SSW PRX TO 25 SW GYI.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 335
..SQUITIERI..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 70
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC033-047-087-131-143-020440-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON
SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-023-061-077-079-089-127-135-020440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CHOCTAW HASKELL
LATIMER LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
$$
TXC063-085-119-147-159-223-231-277-387-449-020440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CAMP COLLIN DELTA
FANNIN FRANKLIN HOPKINS
HUNT LAMAR RED RIVER
TITUS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 70
VALID 020325Z - 020440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...TSA...SHV...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 70
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC033-047-087-131-143-020440-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON
SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
$$
OKC001-023-061-077-079-089-127-135-020440-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR CHOCTAW HASKELL
LATIMER LE FLORE MCCURTAIN
PUSHMATAHA SEQUOYAH
$$
TXC001-063-085-099-119-139-145-147-159-161-213-217-223-231-257-
277-293-309-349-379-387-397-423-449-467-499-020440-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CAMP COLLIN
CORYELL DELTA ELLIS
FALLS FANNIN FRANKLIN
FREESTONE HENDERSON HILL
HOPKINS HUNT KAUFMAN
LAMAR LIMESTONE MCLENNAN
NAVARRO RAINS RED RIVER
ROCKWALL SMITH TITUS
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
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (60%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
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.
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