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Tornado Watch 162

April 7, 20066 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 7, 2006, 10:20 AM CDT for 6 states. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2006, 10:20 AM CDT (15:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 186 counties

Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Randolph County, IL, Saint Clair County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Washington County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Gibson County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Scott County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Washington County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Ballard County, KY, Barren County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Henry County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Larue County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Logan County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marion County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Meade County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Russell County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Union County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Madison County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Perry County, MO, Reynolds County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Saint Francois County, MO, Sainte Genevieve County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Washington County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Decatur County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Giles County, TN, Grundy County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Macon County, TN, Madison County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Moore County, TN, Obion County, TN, Overton County, TN, Perry County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Smith County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Van Buren County, TN, Warren County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Weakley County, TN, White County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Warnings issued inside it

237 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 10:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry, Weakley40 min
Apr 7, 10:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Tipton34 min
Apr 7, 10:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart43 min
Apr 7, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett23 min
Apr 7, 10:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway20 min
Apr 7, 11:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGibson24 min
Apr 7, 11:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHTrigg63 min
Apr 7, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby41 min
Apr 7, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian64 min
Apr 7, 11:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGWeakley32 min
Apr 7, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette48 min
Apr 7, 11:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Henry48 min
Apr 7, 11:45 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGShelby19 min
Apr 7, 11:53 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette37 min
Apr 7, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHopkins, Muhlenberg65 min
Apr 7, 11:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway48 min
Apr 7, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Tipton31 min
Apr 7, 12:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Henry30 min
Apr 7, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan33 min
Apr 7, 12:12 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton33 min
Apr 7, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Lyon47 min
Apr 7, 12:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardeman45 min
Apr 7, 12:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHTrigg55 min
Apr 7, 12:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett25 min
Apr 7, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio37 min
Apr 7, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXStewart36 min
Apr 7, 12:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette11 min
Apr 7, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren31 min
Apr 7, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Henry31 min
Apr 7, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys45 min
Apr 7, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood14 min
Apr 7, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGibson24 min
Apr 7, 12:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys37 min
Apr 7, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph65 min
Apr 7, 12:40 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll19 min
Apr 7, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway47 min
Apr 7, 12:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton42 min
Apr 7, 12:49 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, McNairy50 min
Apr 7, 12:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMcLean38 min
Apr 7, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGWeakley34 min
Apr 7, 12:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd48 min
Apr 7, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXIron, Madison, Reynolds, Saint Francois46 min
Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWarren15 min
Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio15 min
Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardeman8 min
Apr 7, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell28 min
Apr 7, 1:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKEdmonson26 min
Apr 7, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston41 min
Apr 7, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll24 min
Apr 7, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBreckinridge50 min
Apr 7, 1:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys34 min
Apr 7, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry30 min
Apr 7, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess56 min
Apr 7, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPerry56 min
Apr 7, 1:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Henderson26 min
Apr 7, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHopkins55 min
Apr 7, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren, Hart48 min
Apr 7, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Montgomery12 min
Apr 7, 1:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin32 min
Apr 7, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXWashington46 min
Apr 7, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKLogan46 min
Apr 7, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway26 min
Apr 7, 1:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham28 min
Apr 7, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden27 min
Apr 7, 1:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBarren, Hart26 min
Apr 7, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWebster53 min
Apr 7, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHTrigg21 min
Apr 7, 1:39 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBenton33 min
Apr 7, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPerry48 min
Apr 7, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian48 min
Apr 7, 1:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson33 min
Apr 7, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLSXRandolph46 min
Apr 7, 1:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKGreen, Metcalfe34 min
Apr 7, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKLogan30 min
Apr 7, 1:48 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson27 min
Apr 7, 1:51 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry39 min
Apr 7, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison37 min
Apr 7, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRobertson37 min
Apr 7, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMcLean36 min
Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKSimpson, Warren48 min
Apr 7, 1:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur12 min
Apr 7, 1:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys46 min
Apr 7, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson45 min
Apr 7, 2:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKTaylor45 min
Apr 7, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson44 min
Apr 7, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAdair36 min
Apr 7, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham36 min
Apr 7, 2:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXSumner49 min
Apr 7, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMuhlenberg29 min
Apr 7, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess30 min
Apr 7, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson43 min
Apr 7, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jefferson56 min
Apr 7, 2:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKAllen27 min
Apr 7, 2:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFloyd25 min
Apr 7, 2:20 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLewis, Perry40 min
Apr 7, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHSpencer, Warrick44 min
Apr 7, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKClark43 min
Apr 7, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPerry42 min
Apr 7, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKClark33 min
Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton, Wayne60 min
Apr 7, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXMacon, Trousdale60 min
Apr 7, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMadison27 min
Apr 7, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman, Maury41 min
Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Williamson55 min
Apr 7, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson21 min
Apr 7, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKBarren34 min
Apr 7, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXSumner34 min
Apr 7, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson46 min
Apr 7, 3:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange, Washington30 min
Apr 7, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenderson41 min
Apr 7, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMetcalfe24 min
Apr 7, 3:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson53 min
Apr 7, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBarren, Metcalfe20 min
Apr 7, 3:11 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson49 min
Apr 7, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois33 min
Apr 7, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin31 min
Apr 7, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHenderson35 min
Apr 7, 3:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur35 min
Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson50 min
Apr 7, 3:31 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXOverton, Pickett59 min
Apr 7, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash42 min
Apr 7, 3:33 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKMonroe22 min
Apr 7, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll15 min
Apr 7, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPike14 min
Apr 7, 3:46 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXPerry29 min
Apr 7, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKClinton, Cumberland27 min
Apr 7, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBenton26 min
Apr 7, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWilson54 min
Apr 7, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson38 min
Apr 7, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois37 min
Apr 7, 3:55 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilson43 min
Apr 7, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKWashington18 min
Apr 7, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay33 min
Apr 7, 3:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman46 min
Apr 7, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXFentress41 min
Apr 7, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWhite25 min
Apr 7, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, Rutherford36 min
Apr 7, 4:12 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHickman33 min
Apr 7, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPike47 min
Apr 7, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKClinton15 min
Apr 7, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson58 min
Apr 7, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHouston, Stewart27 min
Apr 7, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin26 min
Apr 7, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Posey, Vanderburgh34 min
Apr 7, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois45 min
Apr 7, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson11 min
Apr 7, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, Warren25 min
Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilliamson35 min
Apr 7, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin48 min
Apr 7, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin31 min
Apr 7, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWayne43 min
Apr 7, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWarrick42 min
Apr 7, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston48 min
Apr 7, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSmith, Wilson48 min
Apr 7, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDeKalb, White47 min
Apr 7, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPike31 min
Apr 7, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton, Hickman55 min
Apr 7, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHNew Madrid37 min
Apr 7, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb32 min
Apr 7, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHSpencer30 min
Apr 7, 5:17 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWilliamson13 min
Apr 7, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKDubois25 min
Apr 7, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCrawford, Perry38 min
Apr 7, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne35 min
Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKCrawford31 min
Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarlisle, Graves61 min
Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXPutnam31 min
Apr 7, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson29 min
Apr 7, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland28 min
Apr 7, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford41 min
Apr 7, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHUnion, Webster52 min
Apr 7, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, White36 min
Apr 7, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange25 min
Apr 7, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson48 min
Apr 7, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKCumberland, Monroe22 min
Apr 7, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHLyon, Marshall43 min
Apr 7, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWarrick27 min
Apr 7, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHarrison54 min
Apr 7, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles37 min
Apr 7, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCumberland36 min
Apr 7, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHSpencer65 min
Apr 7, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXOverton, Putnam34 min
Apr 7, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPosey, Vanderburgh32 min
Apr 7, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXLawrence18 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKHarrison42 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHNew Madrid42 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman27 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland21 min
Apr 7, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCannon, Warren36 min
Apr 7, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKMeade35 min
Apr 7, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKFloyd32 min
Apr 7, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDeKalb38 min
Apr 7, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKJefferson44 min
Apr 7, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWarrick13 min
Apr 7, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLincoln, Moore43 min
Apr 7, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Marshall27 min
Apr 7, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway41 min
Apr 7, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHopkins, McLean40 min
Apr 7, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWarren38 min
Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMarshall37 min
Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette35 min
Apr 7, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHUnion, Webster32 min
Apr 7, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKJefferson34 min
Apr 7, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford43 min
Apr 7, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMaury, Williamson23 min
Apr 7, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWhite52 min
Apr 7, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman36 min
Apr 7, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester34 min
Apr 7, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHLyon, Trigg48 min
Apr 7, 6:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXVan Buren48 min
Apr 7, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKHancock42 min
Apr 7, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXMarshall26 min
Apr 7, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOhio40 min
Apr 7, 6:51 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKBullitt, Spencer24 min
Apr 7, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles52 min
Apr 7, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDavidson, Williamson33 min
Apr 7, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore39 min
Apr 7, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian60 min
Apr 7, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXRutherford25 min
Apr 7, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander, Pulaski, Union38 min
Apr 7, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCoffee41 min
Apr 7, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKOhio36 min
Apr 7, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland47 min
Apr 7, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKSpencer25 min
Apr 7, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles22 min
Apr 7, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston55 min
Apr 7, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLincoln39 min
Apr 7, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton, Graves, Hickman65 min
Apr 7, 7:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNLincoln, Moore4 hr
Apr 7, 7:35 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXGrundy40 min
Apr 7, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXWarren39 min
Apr 7, 7:42 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXWarren33 min
Apr 7, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningLMKButler, Grayson, Ohio45 min
Apr 7, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGObion, Weakley14 min
Apr 7, 7:55 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLincoln20 min
Apr 7, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXVan Buren31 min
Apr 7, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford19 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2006-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2006-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-263 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 071521
SEL2  
SPC WW 071521
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-080100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1020 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       SOUTHERN INDIANA
       CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1020 AM UNTIL 800
PM CDT.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 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 110 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POPLAR
BLUFF MISSOURI TO 60 MILES EAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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.

DISCUSSION...VERY POTENT TORNADIC SUPERCELL ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE
ACROSS TN VALLEY AHEAD OF DEEP SURFACE LOW OVER NERN KS.  STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR...VERY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...AND MDT TO
STRONG INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER LOWER OH AND TN VALLEYS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 
TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED WITH POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENT/LONG
TRACK TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 4 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HALES

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 7:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBenton, Crawford, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Washington97 min
Apr 6, 10:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Conway and 24 more84 min
Apr 6, 11:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCClay, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Faulkner, Fulton and 12 more3 hr
Apr 7, 9:07 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCClay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 5 more113 min
Apr 7, 10:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew and 4 more118 min
Apr 7, 11:34 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more8 hr
Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden and 12 more113 min
Apr 7, 4:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCColumbia, Lafayette67 min
Apr 7, 5:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more93 min
Apr 7, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCColumbia, Lafayette, Union7 hr
Apr 7, 12:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 21 more2 hr
Apr 7, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 27 more7 hr
Apr 7, 3:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBond, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 22 more94 min
Apr 7, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 55 more55 min
Apr 7, 2:08 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAnderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 56 more8 hr
Apr 7, 3:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 59 more93 min
Apr 6, 7:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton and 9 more63 min
Apr 6, 7:43 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay and 16 more5 hr
Apr 6, 9:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll and 27 more114 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.