SPC – No watches are valid as of Sat Apr 5 10:48:02 UTC 2025
No watches are valid as of Sat Apr 5 10:48:02 UTC 2025.
Tornado
Catastrophic rainfall triggers Flash Flood Emergencies as severe weather outbreak drags into fourth day
Life-threatening flooding and dangerous severe weather pummeled large swaths of the nation's heartland again Friday night for the third night in a row, and Saturday is shaping up to be just as bad, if not worse, for some areas with worries of heavy rainfall not seen in generations.
WATCH LIVE: Tracking developing storms
Storms could interrupt free concerts tonight, then much cooler over the weekend.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 121
WW 121 SEVERE TSTM TX 050400Z – 051000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 121 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1100 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Texas * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1100 PM until 500 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to rapidly intensify across central Texas and affect the watch area through the early morning hours. Large hail is the main concern with these storms. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles north and south of a line from 70 miles northwest of Del Rio TX to 50 miles north of Austin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 119...WW 120... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24030. ...Hart
SPC Tornado Watch 120
WW 120 TORNADO IL IN KY MO 050240Z – 050900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 120 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 940 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southeast Illinois Southwest Indiana Western Kentucky Southeast Missouri * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 940 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely SUMMARY...Multiple clusters of strong/severe thunderstorms are tracking eastward into the watch area. These storms will maintain some concern for damaging winds and a few tornadoes for several more hours. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Paducah KY to 45 miles west northwest of Owensboro KY. 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 115...WW 118...WW 119... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart
SPC Tornado Watch 119
WW 119 TORNADO AR LA MO TN TX 050150Z – 050900Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 119 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 850 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Arkansas Northwest Louisiana Missouri Bootheel Northwest Tennessee Northeast Texas * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 850 PM until 400 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A line of occasionally intense thunderstorms with embedded supercells will track slowly eastward across the watch area overnight. Favorable instability and shear profiles will maintain a risk of a few tornadoes, along with damaging winds and large hail. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles south of Longview TX to 40 miles northeast of Walnut Ridge 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 113...WW 115...WW 118... 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 500. Mean storm motion vector 23035. ...Hart
Tornado impacts Texas bottling plant for second time in less than a decade
For the second time in less than a decade, a tornado has reportedly caused significant damage to a bottling plant in East Texas.