Tornado Watch 125

Issued

May 2, 2021, 4:46 PM CDT (21:46 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 474 Severe potential...watch possibleMay 2, 3:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 477 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMay 2, 4:41 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 480 Tornado watch 125May 2, 6:51 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 125
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
445 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  West central Alabama
  Extreme southeastern Arkansas
  Extreme northeastern Louisiana
  Parts of central and northern Mississippi

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until
  1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Scattered low-topped supercells are expected in a loose
arc/cluster from northeastern Louisiana into central and parts of
northern Mississippi this evening, and a somewhat separate zone of
low-topped supercells may persist for a few more hours along a
surface warm front across west central Alabama.  The stronger storms
may produce a couple of tornadoes, along with isolated damaging
winds and marginally severe hail.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles south southwest of
Greenville MS to 20 miles southeast of Tuscaloosa AL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 124...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23030.

...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.