Tornado Watch 23

Issued

Mar 28, 2018, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

40%

• Mesoscale Discussion 187Mar 28, 11:38 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 188Mar 28, 2:43 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 190Mar 28, 5:32 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 193Mar 28, 8:27 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 282026
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SPC WW 282026
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 23
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM CDT Wed Mar 28 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Extreme southeastern Arkansas
  Northeastern Louisiana
  Western to northeastern Mississippi

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 325 PM
  until 1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Severe-thunderstorm potential will increase through the
remainder of the afternoon into this evening, near a nearly
stationary front draped across the watch area.  Damaging wind and a
couple tornadoes may occur with this activity.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 90 miles west of Jackson MS to
Columbus MS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 22...

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24030.

...Edwards

Tornado Watches in Mississippi, 2018Tornado Watches in Louisiana, 2018Every tornado watch in 2018

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.