Tornado Watch 2

Issued

Jan 1, 2006, 10:55 PM CST (04:55 UTC)

Expired

Jan 2, 2006, 5:38 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 6Jan 1, 7:55 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 9Jan 2, 3:01 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 10Jan 2, 4:31 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 020453
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SPC WW 020453
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-021200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 2
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1055 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

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

       EASTERN ARKANSAS
       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1055 PM UNTIL
600 AM CST.

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 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF OWENSBORO
KENTUCKY TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI.  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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 1...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING ALONG THE MS
RIVER FROM WESTERN KY INTO EASTERN AR. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. 
DESPITE WEAK INSTABILITY VALUES...STRONG WIND FIELDS AND APPROACHING
UPPER TROUGH WILL PROMOTE A RISK OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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 23035.


...HART

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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.