WW 9 TORNADO AR LA OK TX 120355Z – 121000Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 9
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
955 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
parts of western and central Arkansas
northwestern Louisiana
southeastern Oklahoma
northeast Texas
* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 955 PM
until 400 AM CST.
* 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…Strong/locally severe thunderstorms have developed this
evening across the Arkansas vicinity, with additional storm
development expected over the next couple of hours along the cold
front, across northeastern Texas and spreading across the Arklatex
region overnight. The strongest storms across this region will be
capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail, with a
couple of tornadoes also possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
north and south of a line from 55 miles north of Corsicana TX to 45
miles east of Hot Springs 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.
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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 400. Mean
storm motion vector 23040.
…Goss
