Tornado Watch 52

Issued

Mar 1, 2017, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2017, 8:00 AM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 235Mar 1, 1:32 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 236Mar 1, 2:09 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 237Mar 1, 4:19 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 238Mar 1, 5:28 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 010901
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 52
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
305 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Arkansas
  Southern Illinois
  Southwest Indiana
  Western Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Wednesday morning from 305 AM until 800 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Bands of severe storms will move quickly eastward at up to
60 mph, with a continuing risk for damaging winds.  The stronger
storms will also pose a risk for large hail, and a couple of
tornadoes will be possible with embedded circulations.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east northeast of Mount Vernon
IL to 10 miles west of Memphis TN. 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 45...WW 46...WW 47...WW
48...WW 49...WW 50...WW 51...

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 27050.

...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.