Tornado Watch 55

Issued

Apr 3, 2014, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Apr 4, 2014, 3:10 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 266Apr 3, 4:34 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 270Apr 3, 7:26 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 271Apr 3, 8:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 273Apr 3, 10:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 274Apr 3, 11:40 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 277Apr 4, 1:39 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 278Apr 4, 2:12 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 040131
SEL5  
SPC WW 040131
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-040900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 55
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
830 PM CDT THU APR 3 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  EXTREME SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  WESTERN KENTUCKY
  SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 830 PM
  UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CARBONDALE ILLINOIS TO 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 51...WW 52...WW 53...WW
54...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN INCREASING FROM NRN AR INTO SE
MO/SRN IL IN A ZONE OF STRENGTHENING WAA.  MODERATE INSTABILITY IS
STILL PRESENT ACROSS THE AREA...AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS ENHANCED
ALONG A STALLED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.  TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...INCLUDING AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO...AS WELL AS LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.


...THOMPSON

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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.