Tornado Watch 39

Issued

Mar 4, 2020, 1:53 AM CST (07:53 UTC)

Expired

Mar 4, 2020, 10:00 AM CST

In force

8 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

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

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 150Mar 4, 1:19 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 153Mar 4, 6:37 AM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 39
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
150 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southwestern Alabama
  The western Florida Panhandle
  Parts of northeastern and southeastern Louisiana
  Much of central and southern Mississippi

* Effective this Wednesday morning from 150 AM until 1000 AM CST.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to increase in coverage and
intensity through the morning hours from Louisiana into Mississippi
and southwestern Alabama, along and north of a stalled front.  The
storms will be more elevated with northward extent, posing mainly a
large hail and damaging wind threat.  Closer to the front, storms
will be rooted near the ground, where a couple of tornadoes will be
possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Natchez MS
to 25 miles north northeast of Crestview FL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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.

&&

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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28040.

...Thompson

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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.