Tornado Watch 24

Issued

Jan 29, 2008, 11:32 AM CST (17:32 UTC)

Expired

Jan 29, 2008, 6:06 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 102Jan 29, 7:57 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 103Jan 29, 10:21 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 105Jan 29, 10:54 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 108Jan 29, 3:56 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 291734
SEL4  
SPC WW 291734
ARZ000-ILZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-300100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 24
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1135 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

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

       PARTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY
       PARTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI
       PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
       PARTS OF WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1135 AM UNTIL 700
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF SALEM
ILLINOIS TO 60 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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...INTENSE TROUGH AND VERY STRONG JET MAX COUPLED WITH
INCREASING GULF MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG/AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS MO AND NWRN
AR.  SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORT SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES ALONG WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AS STORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23050.


...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.