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• SPC PDS Tornado Watch 98

  WW 98 TORNADO AR IL IN KY MO MS TN 021950Z - 030500Z
  

  
  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
  Tornado Watch Number 98
  NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
  250 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025
  
  The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
  
  * Tornado Watch for portions of 
    Eastern and South-Central Arkansas
    Southern Illinois
    Southwest Indiana
    Western Kentucky
    Southeast Missouri
    Northern Mississippi
    Western Tennessee
  
  * Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 250 PM until Midnight
    CDT.
  
  ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
  
  * Primary threats include...
    Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
    Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
      mph likely
    Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
      inches in diameter possible
  
  SUMMARY...Storms are expected to develop this afternoon initially
  across the ArkLaMiss and Mid-South, with the overall environment
  becoming increasingly favorable for tornadoes through late afternoon
  into early/mid-evening. Some of these tornadoes may be strong or
  intense (EF3+), with widespread damaging winds also likely across
  the region by evening. This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation
  with intense storms expected over a relatively broad regional area,
  with multiple rounds of severe storms possible in some areas.
  
  The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
  east and west of a line from 55 miles southeast of Pine Bluff AR to
  30 miles northwest of Evansville IN. For a complete depiction of the
  watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
  
  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 97...
  
  AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
  surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
  gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
  storm motion vector 24035.
  
  ...Guyer
  
  

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