Tornado Watch 423

Issued

Nov 5, 2018, 7:04 PM CST (01:04 UTC)

Expired

Nov 6, 2018, 2:44 AM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

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

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1621Nov 5, 3:38 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1624Nov 5, 9:28 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 060101
SEL3  
SPC WW 060101
ARZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-060900-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 423
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
700 PM CST Mon Nov 5 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeastern Arkansas
  Northern Mississippi
  Western and middle Tennessee

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 700 PM
  until 300 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...As the air mass moistens and destabilizes from southwest
to northeast, the potential for tornadoes and damaging gusts will
increase, with a band of storms moving rapidly across the Mid-South
tonight.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles east southeast of Pine Bluff
AR to 45 miles west northwest of Nashville TN. 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 422...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Edwards

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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.