Tornado Watch 60

Issued

Mar 27, 2021, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

90%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

80%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 280 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 27, 2:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 285 Severe potential...watch possibleMar 27, 4:34 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 287 Tornado watch 59...60Mar 27, 6:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 289 Tornado watch 60Mar 27, 7:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 292 Tornado watch 60Mar 27, 10:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 293 Tornado watch 64Mar 27, 10:45 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 60
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
320 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and eastern Arkansas
  Northern Louisiana
  Extreme northwestern Mississippi
  Northeastern Texas

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 320 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
  Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...Scattered supercell development is expected this afternoon
from northeastern Texas across northwestern Louisiana into southern
and eastern Arkansas.  The storms will persist through late evening
and expand in coverage, with the potential to produce very large
hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes.  A couple of strong
tornadoes will be possible, mainly later this evening across
southeast Arkansas.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
north and south of a line from 55 miles east northeast of Pine Bluff
AR to 25 miles west northwest of Longview TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 58...WW 59...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.

...Thompson

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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.