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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 181
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1010 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Northeast into central Texas
* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1010 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
this morning through the afternoon and move east across the watch
area. Damaging gusts and a few tornadoes are possible, in addition
to large hail with any robust supercells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of El Dorado AR to
10 miles south southwest of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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.
...Smith/Hart
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 181
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1010 AM CDT Thu May 5 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Northeast into central Texas
* Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1010 AM until
600 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple 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...Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to develop
this morning through the afternoon and move east across the watch
area. Damaging gusts and a few tornadoes are possible, in addition
to large hail with any robust supercells.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of El Dorado AR to
10 miles south southwest of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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.
...Smith/Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 181 TORNADO AR LA TX 051510Z - 052300Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45NW ELD/EL DORADO AR/ - 10SSW AUS/AUSTIN TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /36ENE TXK - 18SW CWK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 33669181 30169626 30169927 33669494
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 181 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 181
VALID 052240Z - 052340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 E JCT TO
10 N LFK.
..SPC..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...EWX...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 181
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-027-061-081-085-111-052340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE CLAIBORNE LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
$$
TXC005-021-031-041-051-149-171-185-209-225-287-313-331-339-373-
403-405-407-453-455-471-477-491-052340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BASTROP BLANCO
BRAZOS BURLESON FAYETTE
GILLESPIE GRIMES HAYS
HOUSTON LEE MADISON
MILAM MONTGOMERY POLK
SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO
TRAVIS TRINITY WALKER
WASHINGTON WILLIAMSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 181
VALID 052135Z - 052240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 WSW TPL
TO 25 WNW LFK TO 15 WSW ELD TO 25 E ELD.
..SPC..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...EWX...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 181
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC139-052240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-061-081-085-111-119-052240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER
$$
TXC005-021-027-031-041-051-053-149-171-185-209-225-287-289-299-
313-331-339-347-365-373-395-403-405-407-419-453-455-471-477-491-
052240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BASTROP BELL
BLANCO BRAZOS BURLESON
BURNET FAYETTE GILLESPIE
GRIMES HAYS HOUSTON
LEE LEON LLANO
MADISON MILAM MONTGOMERY
NACOGDOCHES PANOLA POLK
ROBERTSON SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE
SAN JACINTO SHELBY TRAVIS
TRINITY WALKER WASHINGTON
WILLIAMSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 181
VALID 052025Z - 052140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 W TPL TO
45 N CLL TO 45 SSW TYR TO 30 NE GGG TO 25 WSW ELD TO 35 NNE ELD.
..KERR..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...EWX...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 181
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC073-139-052140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAFAYETTE UNION
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-061-081-085-111-119-052140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER
$$
TXC005-021-027-031-041-051-053-073-145-149-171-185-203-209-225-
281-287-289-299-313-331-347-365-395-401-403-405-419-453-455-471-
477-491-052140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BASTROP BELL
BLANCO BRAZOS BURLESON
BURNET CHEROKEE FALLS
FAYETTE GILLESPIE GRIMES
HARRISON HAYS HOUSTON
LAMPASAS LEE LEON
LLANO MADISON MILAM
NACOGDOCHES PANOLA ROBERTSON
RUSK SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE
SHELBY TRAVIS TRINITY
WALKER WASHINGTON WILLIAMSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 181
VALID 051935Z - 052040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WNW TPL
TO 30 SSW CRS TO 35 ENE TXK.
..KERR..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...EWX...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 181
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC027-057-073-091-099-139-052040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD LAFAYETTE
MILLER NEVADA UNION
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-061-081-085-111-119-052040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER
$$
TXC001-005-021-027-031-041-051-053-067-073-145-149-161-171-183-
185-203-209-213-225-281-287-289-293-299-313-315-331-347-365-395-
401-403-405-419-423-453-455-471-477-491-052040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA BASTROP
BELL BLANCO BRAZOS
BURLESON BURNET CASS
CHEROKEE FALLS FAYETTE
FREESTONE GILLESPIE GREGG
GRIMES HARRISON HAYS
HENDERSON HOUSTON LAMPASAS
LEE LEON LIMESTONE
LLANO MADISON MARION
MILAM NACOGDOCHES PANOLA
ROBERTSON RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITH
TRAVIS TRINITY WALKER
WASHINGTON WILLIAMSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 181
VALID 051845Z - 051940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 WNW TPL
TO 20 SW CRS TO 10 NNW TYR TO 15 N TXK.
..KERR..05/05/22
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...EWX...HGX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 181
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC027-057-073-091-099-139-051940-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLUMBIA HEMPSTEAD LAFAYETTE
MILLER NEVADA UNION
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-061-081-085-111-119-051940-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO LINCOLN
RED RIVER SABINE UNION
WEBSTER
$$
TXC001-005-021-027-031-041-051-053-067-073-145-149-161-171-183-
185-203-209-213-225-281-287-289-293-299-309-313-315-331-347-365-
395-401-403-405-419-423-453-455-471-477-491-051940-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON ANGELINA BASTROP
BELL BLANCO BRAZOS
BURLESON BURNET CASS
CHEROKEE FALLS FAYETTE
FREESTONE GILLESPIE GREGG
GRIMES HARRISON HAYS
HENDERSON HOUSTON LAMPASAS
LEE LEON LIMESTONE
LLANO MCLENNAN MADISON
MARION MILAM NACOGDOCHES
PANOLA ROBERTSON RUSK
SABINE SAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY
SMITH TRAVIS TRINITY
WALKER WASHINGTON WILLIAMSON
$$
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 (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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.