Tornado Watch 9

Issued

Jan 11, 2024, 9:56 PM CST (03:56 UTC)

Expired

Jan 12, 2024, 4:00 AM CST

In force

6 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

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

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

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 46 Severe potential...watch possibleJan 11, 8:28 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 47 Tornado watch 9Jan 11, 11:44 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 49 Tornado watch 9Jan 12, 2:41 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 120354
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 9
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
955 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  parts of western and central Arkansas
  northwestern Louisiana
  southeastern Oklahoma
  northeast Texas

* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 955 PM
  until 400 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Strong/locally severe thunderstorms have developed this
evening across the Arkansas vicinity, with additional storm
development expected over the next couple of hours along the cold
front, across northeastern Texas and spreading across the Arklatex
region overnight.  The strongest storms across this region will be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail, with a
couple of tornadoes also possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
north and south of a line from 55 miles north of Corsicana TX to 45
miles east of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 23040.

...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.