Tornado Watch 72

Issued

Mar 31, 2016, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)

Expired

Apr 1, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 308Mar 31, 2:14 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 310Mar 31, 3:48 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 311Mar 31, 4:47 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 315Mar 31, 6:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 317Mar 31, 7:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 320Mar 31, 10:11 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 312257
SEL2  
SPC WW 312257
ALZ000-TNZ000-010600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 72
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
600 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  WEST CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA
  SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND...AND TORNADOES...EXPECTED TO
MOVE / DEVELOP GENERALLY EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS WATCH AREA THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT / EARLY FRIDAY.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE
ALABAMA TO 65 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SELMA ALABAMA.  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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 69...WW 70...WW 71...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...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.