Tornado Watch 191

Issued

May 16, 2020, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)

Expired

May 16, 2020, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

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

40%

• Mesoscale Discussion 613 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 16, 1:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 615 Tornado watch 191May 16, 5:31 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 191
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  southwest Arkansas
  northwest Louisiana
  southeast Oklahoma
  northeast Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Low topped supercells may remain capable of producing a
few tornadoes in the Ark-La-Tex region this afternoon into early
evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles north of De Queen AR to 45
miles south southwest of El Dorado AR. 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.

&&

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 18030.

...Dial

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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.