For those of you into severe weather, I would recommend looking at the situation coming up for Wednesday night and Thursday from east central Texas to southern Illinois. This is a set up that has the potential of being a headline weather event on par with April 3, 1974 and May 31, 1985. It most closely resembles 1974. I mentioned 1985 as far as the number of tornados.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak

Yes, I have been hearing such things. SPC has already issued a Moderate Risk for the TX-OK area!


Also, I was never able to get the Microsoft Excel program you sent me working btw

What is your email...I will try again.

LongIslandWthr@aol.com

Thanks Jim

ZCZC SPCPWOSPC ALL
WOUS40 KWNS 091007
OKZ000-TXZ000-091800-

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0507 AM CDT WED APR 09 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
OSS THE RED VALLEY INTO
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH
TEXAS...THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WILL
CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS THREAT WILL ALSO EXPAND NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE OZARKS INTO A
LARGE PART OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER OHIO VALLEYS LATER THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.

..CORFIDI.. 04/09/2008

$$


Time Location County State Lat Lon Comments

0118 10 W GATESVILLE CORYELL TX 3144 9790 TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND SOUTH OF HI WAY 84 AND HI WAY CR 177. (FWD)

0123 2 S ARNETT CORYELL TX 3142 9789 EMERGENCY MANAGER CONFIRMS TORNADO. AT 823 PM...APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF ARNETT. (FWD)

0207 12 SSE GATESVILLE CORYELL TX 3128 9766 POSSIBLE TORNADO...SPOTTERS SEE POWER FLASHES AND REPORTED CLOUDS POSSIBLY REACHING THE GROUND NEAR COLD SPRINGS. (FWD)

FWIW the TWC is hyping this event big time. Met on video mentioned the possibility of long track tornadoes, I never heard that term mentioned before.


http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videopla...om=hp_main_tab2

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0599
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1246 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF SW INTO CENTRAL AND N TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY

VALID 091746Z - 091845Z

TORNADO WATCH WILL BE NEEDED SOON FOR PARTS OF SW INTO CENTRAL AND N TX.



MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0598
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1224 PM CDT WED APR 09 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN TX PANHANDLE/NW-NRN TX/SRN-CENTRAL OK

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 176...177...

VALID 091724Z - 091830Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
176...177...CONTINUES.

THREAT FOR STRONGER ELEVATED STORMS PRODUCING ISOLATED HAIL WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD ENEWD ACROSS MAINLY FAR N TX AND
SRN/CENTRAL OK. IN THE SHORT TERM /THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON/...
THIS THREAT SHOULD REMAIN N OF THE DAL/FTW METROPLEX.

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL WELLS
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 176...WW 177...

DISCUSSION...POTENT SHEAR PROFILES ARE NOW IN PLACE TO SUPPORT RAPID
SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT VICINITY WARM FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR MAF
ENEWD TO DFW. MDT/STG WARM SECTOR INSTABILITY WITH LITTLE REMAINING
INHIBITION WRN PORTION OF WATCH WILL LEAD TO RAPID SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND
TORNADOES WITH ANY SUPERCELL. ADDITIONALLY LATER IN AFTERNOON
CONCERN INCREASES FOR STRONG TORNADOES AS SHEAR CONTINUES TO
INCREASE. ADDITIONAL MORE ISOLATED INITIATION IS POSSIBLE DOWN THE
DRY LINE WHICH EXTENDS TO RIO GRANDE BIG BEND.

Cells are forming in TX

Looks like a hook signature is forming.



EDIT---

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
315 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES WEST OF
MERKEL...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31
MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
MERKEL BY 315 PM CDT...
STITH AND NOODLE BY 330 PM CDT...
TRUBY AND HODGES BY 340 PM CDT...
HAWLEY BY 345 PM CDT...

Is anyone dying from the twisters?

Is that a serious question?

Eh, forget it.

I was saying that because back in february, 15 people like died from a single twister that was just a F2

Take a look at this website.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/2007deadlytorn.html

I'm talking about 2008, not 2007.

My point was; people die from Tornadoes, they are not un-common

SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 179...CORRECTED
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
400 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

CORRECTED TO INCLUDE PDS WORDING

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
LARGE PART OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 400 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARDMORE
OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF CORSICANA TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 177...WW 178...

DISCUSSION...VERY FAVORABLE SUPERCELL CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS
WATCH. INHIBITION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WITH DEVELOPMENT OF
STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED NEXT COUPLE HOURS. IN ADDITION
TORNADIC SUPERCELLS HAVE DEVELOPED NWRN TX AND WILL CONTINUE
INCREASING IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY AS THEY MOVE TOWARD NCENTRAL TX.
WITH MLCAPE OF 2000 J/KG COUPLED WITH STRONG VEERING SHEAR
PROFILES...ANY SUPERCELL WILL HAVE POTENTIAL OF TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL. A STRONG TORNADO IS POSSIBLE GIVEN THE CONDITIONS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...HALES

000
WFUS54 KFWD 092147
TORFWD
TXC429-092230-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0013.080409T2147Z-080409T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
447 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 17 MILES WEST OF BRECKENRIDGE..MOVING EAST AT 46
MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BRECKENRIDGE BY 505 PM CDT...

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN
INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM. ALSO...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING
ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3254 9910 3296 9909 3295 9861 3294 9856
3292 9855 3279 9856 3279 9858 3259 9857
3251 9912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 251DEG 40KT 3268 9913

$$

82/JLD

Sure looks like a supercell

This is the PERFECT example of a super cell, look at that well defined hook signature. There is definitely a Tornado with this cell




...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR STEPHENS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
BRECKENRIDGE...

AT 520 PM CDT...A LARGE...VIOLENT TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND JUST
SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 31 MPH.

PEOPLE IN AND JUST SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE SHOULD BE IN SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY! THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.[size="3"][/size]

000
WFUS54 KFWD 092229
TORFWD
TXC363-429-092315-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0014.080409T2229Z-080409T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
529 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PALO PINTO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
EASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 529 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO
6 MILES EAST OF BRECKENRIDGE..MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
POSSUM KINGDOM STATE PARK BY 555 PM CDT...

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN
INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING. AS
A LAST RESORT...LIE FLAT IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.

THIS TORNADO MAY BE OBSCURED BY RAIN. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE TORNADO
IS VISIBLE BEFORE TAKING COVER IT WILL BE TOO LATE. SEEK SHELTER NOW!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3295 9896 3295 9842 3301 9841 3301 9832
3265 9830 3263 9889
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 256DEG 29KT 3274 9879

$$

82/JLD

SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 180
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
540 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EASTERN OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 540 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
MCALESTER OKLAHOMA TO 50 MILES NORTH OF POTEAU OKLAHOMA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 178...WW 179...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTER OF INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL OK
WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF
SURFACE WARM FRONT. INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR
MASS...COUPLED WITH STRONG DYNAMIC FORCING...WILL POSE A THREAT OF
SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL ARE THE INITIAL THREAT...BUT
AN ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO OCCUR AS WIND FIELDS STRENGTHEN
THIS EVENING.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 25035.


...HART

000
WFUS54 KFWD 092314
TORFWD
TXC363-100000-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0015.080409T2313Z-080410T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
613 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PALO PINTO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 613 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 6
MILES EAST OF POSSUM KINGDOM STATE PARK..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28
MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GRAFORD BY 635 PM CDT...

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS
AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.

THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO MAY BE OBSCURED BY RAIN. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL
THE TORNADO IS VISIBLE BEFORE TAKING COVER IT WILL BE TOO LATE!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3294 9856 3295 9856 3295 9842 3301 9842
3300 9811 3298 9809 3277 9810 3276 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 240DEG 24KT 3288 9843

$$

82/JLD

2216 3 S BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS TX 3271 9891------ OVERTURNED SEMI ON US 183 3MI SOUTH OF BRECKENRIDGE. S TREES AND POWERPOLES DOWN. ROOF OFF HOUSE 50 AND US 183. FOLLOWUP FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS. (FWD)

The latest 930pm



SEL1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 181
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
655 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 655 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 140 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ALTUS OKLAHOMA TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHANDLER
OKLAHOMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).



SEL2

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 182
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WEST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 105 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 45 MILES NORTH OF BROWNWOOD TEXAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



EL3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
805 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEAST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 805 PM
UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT
SMITH ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DE QUEEN ARKANSAS.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

This did not turn out to be the event I thought it would. Blow off clouds from previous night's storms and dry air being entrained into the system really stunted develpment.