Tornado Watch 13

Issued

Feb 28, 2021, 2:22 PM CST (20:22 UTC)

Expired

Feb 28, 2021, 10:00 PM CST

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 136 Severe potential...watch likelyFeb 28, 1:01 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 138 Tornado watch 13Feb 28, 4:40 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 140 Tornado watch 13Feb 28, 6:27 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 141 Severe thunderstorm watch 15Feb 28, 7:16 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 143 Severe potential...watch unlikelyFeb 28, 8:49 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 13
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
220 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central and Eastern Arkansas
  Southwest Kentucky
  Missouri Bootheel
  Northern Mississippi
  Western and Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 220 PM until
  1000 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to develop across the watch
area through the afternoon and evening hours - with a few intense
thunderstorms expected.  Damaging winds are the most likely threat,
but large hail and a few tornadoes are also possible from the most
organized storms.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of Hot Springs AR
to 15 miles east northeast 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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 12...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.

...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.