Tornado Watch 161

Issued

May 10, 2015, 7:34 PM CDT (00:34 UTC)

Expired

May 11, 2015, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 594May 10, 5:05 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 597May 10, 6:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 599May 10, 7:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 602May 10, 9:57 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 110031
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SPC WW 110031
ARZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-110500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 161
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
735 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 735 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

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

SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING OVER NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA THIS EVENING.  SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS TO 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HOT SPRINGS
ARKANSAS.  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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 155...WW 157...WW
159...WW 160...

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 22025.


...MEAD

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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.