312  
WWUS20 KWNS 101920  
SEL5  
SPC WW 101920  
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-110200-  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 135  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
220 PM CDT THU APR 10 2025  
 
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF  
FAR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS  
FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS  
WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY  
FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI  
WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE  
 
* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL  
900 PM CDT.  
 
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY  
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2  
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
 
SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY EVOLVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD  
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE POSING A THREAT FOR MAINLY  
SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS. PEAK GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 60-70 MPH.  
OCCASIONAL SEVERE HAIL GENERALLY RANGING FROM 1-1.75 INCHES IN  
DIAMETER MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH ANY SUSTAINED SUPERCELL.  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65  
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST  
OF DYERSBURG TN TO 70 MILES EAST OF NASHVILLE TN. FOR A COMPLETE  
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE  
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE  
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE  
TORNADOES.  
 

 
 
AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR  
31035.  
 
...GLEASON  
 
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