Tornado Watch 247

Issued

May 5, 2003, 4:55 AM CDT (09:55 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 752May 5, 2:31 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 754May 5, 4:18 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 756May 5, 6:32 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 757May 5, 7:11 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 758May 5, 9:05 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 760May 5, 9:56 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 762May 5, 10:38 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 247 CORR 1
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
455 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

CORRECTED FOR  SOFTWARE ERROR

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

	 NORTHERN ALABAMA	      
	 EASTERN ARKANSAS	      
	 THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL	      
	 NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI	      
	 WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE	      

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 455 AM UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 55 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 160 STATUTE MILES EAST AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.

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... THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBERS 242 ...243 AND 244. WATCHES 242...243 AND 244 WILL NOT BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 425 AM CDT.  CONTINUE...WW 245...WW 246...

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SUPERCELLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES
EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS WATCH AREA...WHERE STRONG WARM/MOIST
WSWLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN WEAKLY CONVERGENCE
ENVIRONMENT.  LARGE SCALE ASCENT ACROSS REGION MAY BE SOMEWHAT
ENHANCED BY SRN FRINGE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING EWD AROUND BASE OF
IA UPPER LOW /PER WV IMAGERY...PROFILER AND VWP DATA/.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.


...CORFIDI

363,0850 342,0862 342,0915 363,0905

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