Tornado Watch 92

Issued

Apr 8, 2020, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)

Expired

Apr 9, 2020, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

80%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

60%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 313Apr 8, 3:16 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 320Apr 8, 9:52 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 090003
SEL2  
SPC WW 090003
ARZ000-TNZ000-090700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 92
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
705 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Arkansas
  Western and Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 705 PM
  until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter likely
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...A broken line of thunderstorms currently extending from
northern Arkansas into southeast Missouri will sag southeastward
into the watch area this evening.  Large hail and damaging wind
gusts will be possible in the stronger cells, along with an
increasing risk of a few tornadoes after dark.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles southwest of Jonesboro AR to
40 miles east of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 88...WW 89...WW 90...WW
91...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.

...Hart

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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.