SPC Tornado Watch 97

WW 97 TORNADO AR IL MO 021345Z – 022100Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 97
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern and Central Arkansas
  Southern Illinois
  Southern and Eastern Missouri

* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 845 AM
  until 400 PM 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 possible

SUMMARY...Broken clusters of storms and some embedded/semi-discrete
supercells will spread east-northeastward across the region through
early/mid-afternoon, with an increasing tornado risk aside from
widespread damaging winds and hail.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northwest of Alton IL to
30 miles west southwest of Hot Springs AR. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).

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.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 94...WW 95...WW 96...

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 25040.

...Guyer

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