Tornado Watch 10

Issued

Jan 11, 2020, 4:17 AM CST (10:17 UTC)

Expired

Jan 11, 2020, 10:00 AM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

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 27Jan 11, 3:52 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 29Jan 11, 5:06 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 30Jan 11, 6:12 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 111013
SEL0  
SPC WW 111013
MSZ000-TNZ000-111600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 10
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
415 AM CST Sat Jan 11 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday morning from 415 AM until 1000 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible

SUMMARY...Squall line along the Mississippi River will move east
across northern Mississippi and western Tennessee this morning.
Damaging winds are the primary threat, but a couple tornadoes are
also possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
east and west of a line from 65 miles north northeast of Jackson TN
to 35 miles south southwest of Tupelo MS. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

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 7...WW 8...WW 9...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.

...Grams

Tornado Watches in Mississippi, 2020Tornado Watches in Tennessee, 2020Every tornado watch in 2020

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.