Tornado Watch 463

Issued

Aug 28, 2020, 10:31 AM CDT (15:31 UTC)

Expired

Aug 28, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

55 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

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

40%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1608 Severe potential...watch unlikelyAug 28, 6:47 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1611 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyAug 28, 10:09 AM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 281529
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SPC WW 281529
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 463
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1030 AM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northwest Alabama
  Northeast Mississippi
  Middle and western Tennessee

* Effective this Friday morning and afternoon from 1030 AM until
  400 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

SUMMARY...Low-topped supercells should develop east-northeast from
northeast Mississippi, posing a risk for brief tornadoes into late
afternoon.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles south southeast of Tupelo MS
to 35 miles north 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.

&&

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 21040.

...Grams

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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.