Tornado Watch 262

Issued

May 6, 2003, 1:50 AM CDT (06:50 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2003, 8:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

• Mesoscale Discussion 777May 5, 10:27 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 779May 6, 1:26 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 781May 6, 5:06 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 262 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
150 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

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

       NORTHERN ALABAMA
       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING FROM 150 AM UNTIL 800 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 ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO
ARKANSAS TO 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF GADSDEN ALABAMA.

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 NUMBER 260. WATCH NUMBER 260 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 150
AM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 259...WW 261...


DISCUSSION...COMPOSITE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ORIENTED WNW/ESE FROM NRN MS
INTO CNTRL AL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LIFTING NWD OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF
WEAK UPPER IMPULSE CROSSING MO.  COMBINATION OF RICH MOISTURE INFLOW
AND 60-70 KT MID LEVEL JET SUGGEST LIKELIHOOD FOR SUPERCELLS AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES AS LOW LEVEL UPLIFT FOCUSES ALONG BOUNDARY.	

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.


...CORFIDI

362,0905 353,0851 333,0851 341,0905

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