Tornado Watch 133

Issued

Apr 6, 2005, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2005, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 504Apr 6, 12:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 505Apr 6, 1:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 507Apr 6, 3:18 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 510Apr 6, 5:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 512Apr 6, 8:42 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 061844
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SPC WW 061844
ARZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-070200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
145 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARKANSAS
       MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       FAR WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 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 85 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALNUT RIDGE
ARKANSAS TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 131...WW 132...

DISCUSSION...MID-LEVEL DRY SLOT HAS WRAPPED NWWD INTO NRN/ERN AR AND
NWRN MS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODEST AMOUNTS OF INSOLATION PER VSBL
SATELLITE IMAGERY.  DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER COUPLED WITH
LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE VCNTY THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE SUFFICIENT
FOR TSTM INITIATION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  BACKED LOW-LEVEL FLOW
IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY WILL ENHANCE LOW-LEVEL HELICITY
AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS.

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 20020.


...RACY/EVANS

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.