Tornado Watch 424

Issued

Nov 5, 2018, 10:30 PM CST (04:30 UTC)

Expired

Nov 6, 2018, 5:31 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

5%

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

50%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1623Nov 5, 8:52 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1624Nov 5, 9:28 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1625Nov 5, 11:31 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1626Nov 5, 11:44 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 1627Nov 6, 1:40 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 060427
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SPC WW 060427
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 424
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1030 PM CST Mon Nov 5 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern Alabama
  South-central Kentucky
  Middle to eastern Tennessee

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1030 PM
  until 600 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Isolated, sporadic circulations developing within a band
of storms may pose a tornado/wind risk over the watch area through
the next several hours.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles east southeast of Columbus MS
to 90 miles north of Crossville TN. 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 422...WW 423...

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 24035.

...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.