Tornado Watch 84

Issued

Apr 19, 2015, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)

Expired

Apr 20, 2015, 1:01 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

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 382Apr 19, 4:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 388Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 390Apr 19, 10:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 391Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 200100
SEL4  
SPC WW 200100
LAZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-200800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 84
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
800 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL LOUISIANA
  THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
  WESTERN...CENTRAL  AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
  WESTERN TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM
  UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE 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 75
    MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SUPERCELL STORMS AND OTHER SUSTAINED STORMS NOW IN AR
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GROWING INTO LARGER CLUSTERS AND BANDS...WITH
THE STORMS MOVING/DEVELOPING GENERALLY EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF
TN...MS...AND LA WITH A RISK FOR LARGE HAIL...HIGH WIND...AND A
COUPLE TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO 45 MILES SOUTH OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 80...WW 81...WW 82...WW
83...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.


...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.