The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for eastern North Texas and Northeast Texas through 8 AM. This watch is to ‘cover’ the low-end chance for a few brief tornadoes this morning. I don’t anticipate numerous severe storms or a big-time issue with tornadoes. That being said, there is plenty of low-level wind shear. Very isolated damaging wind gusts and small hail are also possible. Most storms are not going to be producing damaging winds, hail, or tornadoes. Most storms, however, will produce heavy rain and frequent cloud to ground lightning.

Tornado Watch Number 123
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
200 AM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and southwestern Arkansas
Extreme southeastern Oklahoma
Northeast Texas

* Effective this Thursday morning from 200 AM until 800 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY…A swath of convection, with occasional strong-severe
thunderstorms, will pose a threat for intermittent severe wind and
hail. Embedded supercells and mesovortices may offer a tornado
threat as well, in a favorably sheared and moist environment.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Tyler TX to
45 miles north of Little Rock AR. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.