505  
WOUS40 KWNS 021306  
PWOSPC  
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-021800-  
 
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0805 AM CDT WED APR 02 2025  
 
...OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER  
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  
SOUTHERN INDIANA  
 
* HAZARDS...  
NUMEROUS TORNADOES, SEVERAL INTENSE AND LONG TRACK  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS, SOME HURRICANE FORCE  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL, SOME BASEBALL SIZE  
 
* SUMMARY...  
A TORNADO OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED TODAY AND 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.  
 
 
 
..THOMPSON.. 04/02/2025  
 
 
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