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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

1144 AM CDT FRI APR 04 2025



...Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the ArkLaTex to the

lower Ohio Valley this afternoon and tonight...



* LOCATIONS...

  Arkansas

  Northeast Texas

  Southeast Missouri

  Extreme southeast Oklahoma

  Extreme northwest Louisiana

  Extreme northwest Tennessee

  Western Kentucky

  Southern Illinois

  Southwest Indiana



* HAZARDS...

  Several tornadoes, a few intense

  Scattered large hail, some baseball size

  Scattered damaging winds



* SUMMARY...

  Several clusters of severe storms are expected from central

  Texas across the ArkLaTex and into the lower Ohio Valley through

  tonight. The greatest threat for tornadoes, large hail and

  damaging winds will be from the ArkLaTex across western Arkansas

  into southeast Missouri, including potential for strong to

  potentially intense tornadoes.



Preparedness actions...



Review your severe weather safety procedures for the possibility

of dangerous weather today. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, 

weather.gov, or other media for watches and warnings. A tornado

watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form

during the next several hours. If a tornado warning is issued for

your area, move to a place of safety, ideally in a basement or

interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.



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..Thompson.. 04/04/2025



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