Tornado Watch 71

Issued

Mar 28, 2020, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC)

Expired

Mar 29, 2020, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 252Mar 28, 2:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 255Mar 28, 4:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 259Mar 28, 7:38 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 262Mar 28, 8:25 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 282332
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SPC WW 282332
ARZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-290700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 71
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
635 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Far eastern Arkansas
  Far southwest Indiana
  Western Kentucky
  Missouri Boothell
  Northwest Mississippi
  Western Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 635 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Extensive clusters of thunderstorms will evolve
east-northeast tonight. Tornado risk through mid-evening will be
greatest across the Kentucky and Tennessee portions of the watch,
with an increasing risk towards late evening across Mississippi.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 15 miles north of Evansville IN to 25
miles south of Greenville MS. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 67...WW 68...WW 69...WW
70...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 22045.

...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.