Tornado Watch 32

Issued

Feb 24, 2007, 1:10 PM CST (19:10 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2007, 8:06 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 194Feb 24, 10:35 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 197Feb 24, 1:45 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 199Feb 24, 3:49 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 202Feb 24, 6:44 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 241911
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SPC WW 241911
ARZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-250300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 32
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
110 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

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

       PARTS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS
       PART OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
       MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
       SMALL PART OF SOUTHWESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 110 PM UNTIL
900 PM CST.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 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 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATCHEZ 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 30...WW 31...

DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS ROTATING ACROSS THE LOWER MS
VALLEY AHEAD OF INTENSE SURFACE/UPPER SYSTEM.  AIR MASS CONTINUES TO
DESTABILIZE NWD ACROSS WATCH AREA WITH WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM
NRN MS WWD TO CENTRAL AR SHIFTING TO NEAR TN BORDER BY 00Z. 
SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AR/NWRN LA AND WILL
TRACK RAPIDLY NEWD WITH ENHANCED POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES AS
THEY CROSS WARM FRONTAL ZONE DURING AFTERNOON.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24050.


...HALES

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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.