Tornado Watch 104

Issued

Apr 27, 2014, 10:33 PM CDT (03:33 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2014, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 435Apr 27, 7:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 439Apr 27, 8:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 440Apr 27, 9:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 442Apr 27, 11:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 445Apr 28, 2:50 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 446Apr 28, 4:21 AM CDT

660 
WWUS20 KWNS 280332
SEL4  
SPC WW 280332
ARZ000-281100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 104
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1035 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL ARKANSAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1035 PM
  UNTIL 600 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH OF FORT SMITH
ARKANSAS TO 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 100...WW 102...WW 103...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE OK/AR BORDER WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT.  THE MAIN UPPER SYSTEM
WILL OVERSPREAD THIS REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD...MAINTAINING THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A
FEW TORNADOES.

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.


...HART

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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.