Tornado Watch 155

Issued

May 9, 2016, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2016, 9:46 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:39 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

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 567May 9, 1:39 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 568May 9, 1:46 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 572May 9, 5:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 573May 9, 5:49 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 575May 9, 7:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 576May 9, 8:01 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 091934
SEL5  
SPC WW 091934
ARZ000-OKZ000-TXZ000-100200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 155
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WESTERN ARKANSAS
  SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA
  PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE I-35
CORRIDOR FROM SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  LARGE HAIL WILL BE COMMON WITH THIS ACTIVITY
AND A FEW TORNADOES...POSSIBLY STRONG...ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.  SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS THIS EVENING.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA TO 55 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DE QUEEN ARKANSAS.
 FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 154...

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 24035.


...DARROW

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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.