Tornado Watch 36

Issued

Mar 2, 2020, 11:22 PM CST (05:22 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 2020, 6:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

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

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 138Mar 2, 11:10 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 139Mar 3, 1:02 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 140Mar 3, 2:34 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 030520
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SPC WW 030520
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 36
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1120 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1120 PM
  until 300 AM CST.

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

SUMMARY...Potentially tornadic supercell entering northwestern
Middle Tennessee may maintain its organization in a marginally
favorable low-level air mass for a few hours before weakening.  A
couple tornadoes, sporadic large hail, and isolated severe gusts may
occur.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Nashville TN to 15
miles east northeast of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).

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 35...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 27030.

...Edwards

Tornado 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.