Tornado Watch 3

Issued

Jan 25, 2021, 5:52 PM CST (23:52 UTC)

Expired

Jan 26, 2021, 12:47 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

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

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 33 Severe potential...watch possibleJan 25, 4:49 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 34 Tornado watch 3Jan 25, 9:19 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 35 Tornado watch 3Jan 25, 11:40 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 252350
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SPC WW 252350
ALZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-260700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 3
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Western and northern Alabama
  East central and northeastern Mississippi
  Much of southern Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning from 550 PM
  until 100 AM CST.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify gradually this
evening in broken pre-frontal bands from central/northeast
Mississippi into western/northern Alabama and southern Middle
Tennessee.  The storm environment will favor supercells capable of
producing a few tornadoes, damaging gusts, and isolated large hail
into the overnight hours.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 80 miles south southwest of Columbus MS
to 50 miles north of Huntsville AL. 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...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.