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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 845 PM
until 400 AM 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
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to transition toward a
linear storm mode and develop southeast through tonight along an
outflow boundary oriented across northeast TX and northern
Louisiana. Scattered wind damage, isolated large hail, and a tornado
or two are possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95
statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles west northwest
of Texarkana AR to 50 miles west southwest of Natchitoches LA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 141...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...Leitman
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
845 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southwest Arkansas
Northwest Louisiana
Northeast Texas
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 845 PM
until 400 AM 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
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to transition toward a
linear storm mode and develop southeast through tonight along an
outflow boundary oriented across northeast TX and northern
Louisiana. Scattered wind damage, isolated large hail, and a tornado
or two are possible.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 95
statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles west northwest
of Texarkana AR to 50 miles west southwest of Natchitoches LA. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 141...
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 500. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...Leitman
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 142 SEVERE TSTM AR LA TX 250145Z - 250900Z
AXIS..95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
20WNW TXK/TEXARKANA AR/ - 50WSW IER/NATCHITOCHES LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 85NM E/W /13WNW TXK - 47ENE LFK/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.
LAT...LON 33559267 31459227 31459550 33559597
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 142 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 142
VALID 250555Z - 250640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NW TYR TO
10 WNW GGG TO 15 WSW SHV TO 25 WSW MLU.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 525
..THOMPSON..04/25/26
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-031-043-049-069-081-085-127-250640-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE DE SOTO GRANT
JACKSON NATCHITOCHES RED RIVER
SABINE WINN
$$
TXC001-073-213-365-401-419-423-467-250640-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CHEROKEE HENDERSON
PANOLA RUSK SHELBY
SMITH VAN ZANDT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 142
VALID 250435Z - 250540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 E DAL TO
35 NNW TYR TO 40 NNE TYR TO 35 N GGG TO 30 SSW TXK TO 40 NNE SHV
TO 15 S ELD TO 25 ESE ELD.
..JEWELL..04/25/26
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC013-015-017-027-031-043-049-061-069-081-085-119-127-250540-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO GRANT
JACKSON LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES
RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER
WINN
$$
TXC001-067-073-183-203-213-315-365-379-401-419-423-459-467-499-
250540-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CASS CHEROKEE
GREGG HARRISON HENDERSON
MARION PANOLA RAINS
RUSK SHELBY SMITH
UPSHUR VAN ZANDT WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 142
VALID 250245Z - 250340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE DAL
TO 20 WSW PRX TO 15 E PRX TO 15 SW DEQ.
..JEWELL..04/25/26
ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 142
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC027-073-091-250340-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLUMBIA LAFAYETTE MILLER
$$
LAC013-015-017-027-031-043-049-061-069-081-085-119-127-250340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
BIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDO
CLAIBORNE DE SOTO GRANT
JACKSON LINCOLN NATCHITOCHES
RED RIVER SABINE WEBSTER
WINN
$$
TXC001-037-063-067-073-119-159-183-203-213-223-231-277-315-343-
365-379-387-401-419-423-449-459-467-499-250340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BOWIE CAMP
CASS CHEROKEE DELTA
FRANKLIN GREGG HARRISON
HENDERSON HOPKINS HUNT
LAMAR MARION MORRIS
PANOLA RAINS RED RIVER
RUSK SHELBY SMITH
TITUS UPSHUR VAN ZANDT
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
| Probability of 2 or more tornadoes | Low (20%) |
| Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes | Low (5%) |
Wind
| Probability of 10 or more severe wind events | Mod (60%) |
| Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots | Low (20%) |
Hail
| Probability of 10 or more severe hail events | Mod (50%) |
| Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches | Mod (50%) |
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
| Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events | High (90%) |
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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