Watches and Warnings
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
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 118
WW 118 SEVERE TSTM IL MO 042210Z – 050500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 118 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 510 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South Central Illinois Southern Missouri * Effective this Friday afternoon from 510 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph likely Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will overspread the watch area through the evening, posing a risk of large hail and perhaps locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles south of Springfield MO to 50 miles east of Mount Vernon IL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 113...WW 114...WW 115...WW 116...WW 117... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 117
WW 117 SEVERE TSTM KY 042100Z – 050200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 117 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 500 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of South central and southeast Kentucky * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Isolated warm sector supercells will persist through the afternoon/evening with the potential to produce large hail of 1-2 inches in diameter and isolated damaging gusts of 60-70 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Bowling Green KY to 25 miles south southeast of Jackson KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 113...WW 114...WW 115...WW 116... AVIATION...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 25025. ...Thompson
SPC Tornado Watch 116
WW 116 TORNADO AR OK 042045Z – 050200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 116 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 345 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Exteme west central Arkansas Extreme east central Oklahoma * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until 900 PM CDT. * 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...Supercells along a stalled front will move into the area of east central Oklahoma and west central Arkansas (close to Fort Smith) just to the west of the earlier tornado watch to the east in Arkansas. A couple of tornadoes, including the chance for a strong tornado, large hail and wind damage will all be possible this afternoon/evening before the storms shift farther east into Arkansas. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 20 statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles northeast of Fort Smith AR to 40 miles south southwest of Poteau OK. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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 114...WW 115... 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 550. Mean storm motion vector 22040. ...Thompson
SPC Tornado Watch 115
WW 115 TORNADO AR IL KY MO MS TN 041955Z – 050300Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 115 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 255 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northeast Arkansas Extreme southern Illinois Western Kentucky Southeast Missouri Norhern Mississippi Western and Middle Tennessee * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Widely scattered supercell development is expected this afternoon from northern Mississippi across western/Middle Tennessee into western Kentucky. The storm environment supports the potential for several tornadoes (including an isolated strong tornado), large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and isolated damaging gusts. The potential for damaging winds up to 75 mph will increase later this evening into early tonight as storm clusters spread into southeast Missouri from Arkansas. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Paducah KY to 25 miles south southwest of Memphis TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 114... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 24025. ...Thompson