Tornado Watch 49

Issued

Apr 3, 2014, 9:33 AM CDT (14:33 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2014, 4:59 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

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 257Apr 3, 9:18 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 259Apr 3, 12:05 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 261Apr 3, 12:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 262Apr 3, 1:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 265Apr 3, 3:48 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 266Apr 3, 4:34 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 031433
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SPC WW 031433
ARZ000-MOZ000-032200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 49
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
935 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARKANSAS
  SOUTHERN MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 935 AM UNTIL
  500 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
FORT LEONARD WOOD MISSOURI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF HOT
SPRINGS ARKANSAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.

&&

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OUT OF
EASTERN OK INTO WESTERN AR.  THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY LATE THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING DESTABILIZES THE AIR
MASS.  FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILES WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL STRUCTURES
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...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.