Severe Thunderstorm Watch 113

Issued

Apr 26, 2016, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)

Expired

Apr 27, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT

In force

9 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

20%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 468Apr 26, 8:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 469Apr 26, 9:36 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 471Apr 27, 1:35 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 472Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT

921 
WWUS20 KWNS 270319
SEL3  
SPC WW 270319
ARZ000-LAZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-271000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 113
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1020 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN ARKANSAS
  PARTS OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
  PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
  PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 1020 PM
  UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...A WELL-ORGANIZED BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHERN/CENTRAL TEXAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND LATER WILL
REACH WESTERN PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA.  LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS AND SOME HAIL WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH
AREA.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF
FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS TO 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE
TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 109...WW 111...WW 112...

AVIATION...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 27035.


...GOSS

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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.