SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 197
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   950 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Western Arkansas
     Southeast Oklahoma
     Northeast Texas

   * Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 950 AM
     until 500 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over southern Oklahoma and north
   Texas will track eastward today across the watch area.  Locally
   damaging wind gusts are possible along the line along with brief
   tornadoes.  Other severe storms capable of tornadoes may form ahead
   of the line by early afternoon.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast of Poteau OK to
   85 miles south of Paris TX. For a complete depiction of the watch
   see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 24030.

   ...Hart

   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 197
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   950 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Western Arkansas
     Southeast Oklahoma
     Northeast Texas

   * Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 950 AM
     until 500 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms over southern Oklahoma and north
   Texas will track eastward today across the watch area.  Locally
   damaging wind gusts are possible along the line along with brief
   tornadoes.  Other severe storms capable of tornadoes may form ahead
   of the line by early afternoon.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 40 miles east northeast of Poteau OK to
   85 miles south of Paris TX. For a complete depiction of the watch
   see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 24030.

   ...Hart

   WOUS64 KWNS 301448
   WOU7

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 197
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   950 AM CDT WED APR 30 2025

   TORNADO WATCH 197 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ARC019-051-057-059-061-073-081-083-091-097-099-109-113-127-131-
   133-149-302200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0197.250430T1450Z-250430T2200Z/

   AR 
   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   CLARK                GARLAND             HEMPSTEAD           
   HOT SPRING           HOWARD              LAFAYETTE           
   LITTLE RIVER         LOGAN               MILLER              
   MONTGOMERY           NEVADA              PIKE                
   POLK                 SCOTT               SEBASTIAN           
   SEVIER               YELL                


   OKC023-061-077-079-089-121-127-302200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0197.250430T1450Z-250430T2200Z/

   OK 
   .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   CHOCTAW              HASKELL             LATIMER             
   LE FLORE             MCCURTAIN           PITTSBURG           
   PUSHMATAHA           


   TXC037-063-067-119-147-159-183-203-223-231-257-277-315-343-379-
   387-397-423-449-459-467-499-302200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0197.250430T1450Z-250430T2200Z/

   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                 


   ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...FWD...TSA...

   SAW7 
   WW 197 TORNADO AR OK TX 301450Z - 302200Z
   AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   40ENE RKR/POTEAU OK/ - 85S PRX/PARIS TX/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /17ESE FSM - 36W GGG/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.

   LAT...LON 35239255 32399408 32399682 35239538

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 197 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 197

VALID 301810Z - 301940Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 ESE DAL
TO 50 E DAL TO 10 S PRX TO 35 WNW DEQ TO 25 NW RKR TO 15 N MKO.

..LEITMAN..04/30/25

ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...TSA...FWD...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC019-033-051-057-059-061-073-081-083-091-097-099-109-113-127-
131-133-149-301940-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLARK		     CRAWFORD		 GARLAND	     
HEMPSTEAD	     HOT SPRING 	 HOWARD 	     
LAFAYETTE	     LITTLE RIVER	 LOGAN		     
MILLER		     MONTGOMERY 	 NEVADA 	     
PIKE		     POLK		 SCOTT		     
SEBASTIAN	     SEVIER		 YELL		     
$$


OKC079-089-135-301940-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LE FLORE	     MCCURTAIN		 SEQUOYAH	     
$$


TXC037-063-067-159-183-203-223-257-315-343-379-387-423-449-459-
467-499-301940-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BOWIE		     CAMP		 CASS		     
FRANKLIN	     GREGG		 HARRISON	     
HOPKINS 	     KAUFMAN		 MARION 	     
MORRIS		     RAINS		 RED RIVER	     
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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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.