Tornado Watch 22

Issued

Apr 3, 2015, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2015, 8:08 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 200Apr 3, 11:56 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 201Apr 3, 2:23 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 202Apr 3, 3:57 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 205Apr 3, 5:54 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 031719
SEL2  
SPC WW 031719
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-040200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 22
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1215 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR EASTERN ARKANSAS
  FAR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
  SOUTHERN INDIANA
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
  WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1215 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS
    TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
    MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON
TENNESSEE TO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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.

&&

DISCUSSION...TSTMS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND STRENGTH
WITH SFC HEATING ALONG AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT NOW EXTENDING FROM SE
IL INTO NE AR. AIR MASS RECOVERY IN WAKE OF EARLIER MCV AND
CONTINUED INFLOW OF SEASONABLY WARM/MOIST AIR BENEATH
FAST...LOW-AMPLITUDE CYCLONIC FLOW EXPECTED TO FOSTER SCTD SUSTAINED
STORMS/SUPERCELLS GIVEN RELATIVELY MODEST LOW-LVL CONFLUENCE. SETUP
COULD SUPPORT ONE OR TWO STRONGER TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO LARGE
HAIL/DMGG WIND.

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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...CORFIDI

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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.