Tornado Watch 113

Issued

Apr 4, 2025, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)

Expired

Apr 4, 2025, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

80%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 393 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyApr 4, 12:20 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 397 Tornado watch 113...114Apr 4, 3:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 399 Tornado watch 113Apr 4, 5:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 401 Tornado watch 113Apr 4, 8:04 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 113
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1255 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwest, central and northern Arkansas
  Extreme northwest Louisiana
  Extreme southeast Oklahoma
  Northeast Texas

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1255 PM until
  900 PM CDT.

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

SUMMARY...Supercell development is expected along a surface front
and into the warm sector this afternoon from northeast Texas
northeastward into Arkansas.  The storm environment will support the
potential for a few strong (EF2-EF3) tornadoes, very large hail to
2.5 inches in diameter, and damaging gusts up to 75 mph as storms
congeal into multiple clusters later this afternoon.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles east northeast of Flippin AR
to 60 miles south southwest of Texarkana AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.

...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.