468  
WOUS40 KWNS 021637  
PWOSPC  
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-LAZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-OHZ000-TNZ000-030200-  
 
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1136 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025  
 
...OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER  
PARTS OF THE PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH AND THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND  
OHIO RIVER VALLEYS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...  
 
* LOCATIONS...  
EASTERN ARKANSAS  
WESTERN TENNESSEE  
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI  
WESTERN KENTUCKY  
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS  
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA  
NORTHERN LOUISIANA  
WESTERN OHIO  
 
* HAZARDS...  
NUMEROUS TORNADOES, SEVERAL INTENSE AND LONG TRACK  
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS, SOME HURRICANE FORCE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL, SOME BASEBALL SIZE  
 
* SUMMARY...  
A TORNADO OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT  
FROM PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE MID-SOUTH  
AND LOWER OHIO VALLEY. NUMEROUS TORNADOES, ALONG WITH MULTIPLE  
EF3+ TORNADOES, APPEAR LIKELY. IN ADDITION, TORNADOES,  
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WIND GUSTS, AND LARGE HAIL TO VERY LARGE HAIL  
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS A BROAD AREA FROM NORTH TEXAS  
NORTHEASTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
..GUYER/THOMPSON.. 04/02/2025  
 

 
 
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