Tornado Watch 106

Issued

Apr 28, 2014, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)

Expired

Apr 28, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 443Apr 27, 11:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 445Apr 28, 2:50 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 448Apr 28, 6:57 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 449Apr 28, 7:16 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 450Apr 28, 9:53 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 280645
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SPC WW 280645
ARZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-281300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 106
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
145 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
  MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
  NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  WESTERN TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 145 AM UNTIL 800 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OXFORD MISSISSIPPI. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 102...WW 103...WW
104...WW 105...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS WITHIN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT.
AS SUCH...ANY SUSTAINED STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.


...MEAD

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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.