Tornado Watch 533

Issued

Nov 5, 2015, 4:00 PM CST (22:00 UTC)

Expired

Nov 5, 2015, 9:00 PM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1930Nov 5, 3:32 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1932Nov 5, 5:55 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1933Nov 5, 8:14 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 052156
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SPC WW 052156
ARZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-060300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 533
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CST THU NOV 5 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTNER AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
  FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  NORTHEAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SUMMARY...SQUALL LINE IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS...WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS...AND ADDITIONAL STORMS THAT MAY
FORM AHEAD OF THE LINE...EXPECTED TO POSE A RISK FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND THROUGH MID-EVENING. THE
ACTIVITY WILL MOVE  RAPIDLY NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.

PARTS OF WW 532 WILL BE LOCALLY EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSOURI TO COVER SIMILAR THREAT IN THAT REGION.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
FLIPPIN ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF PARIS TEXAS.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 531...WW 532...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...CORFIDI

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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.