Tornado Watch 36

Issued

Mar 17, 2021, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)

Expired

Mar 18, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

80%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

80%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 210 Tornado watch 32Mar 17, 2:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 212 Tornado watch 29...33Mar 17, 5:49 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 213 Tornado watch 32Mar 17, 6:09 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 217 Tornado watch 36Mar 17, 10:15 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 218 Tornado watch 36...38Mar 18, 1:52 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 36
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
645 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Alabama
  Eastern Mississippi
  Coastal Waters

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 645 PM
  until 300 AM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* Primary threats include...
  Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
  Widespread damaging winds and scattered significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A further strengthening of low/mid-level winds this
evening will support a combination of semi-discrete supercells as
well as organizing fast-moving line segments across much of eastern
Mississippi into Alabama. Tornadoes, including a few strong, aside
from damaging winds will be the most prevalent hazards.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles
north and south of a line from 15 miles northwest of Pine Belt MS to
35 miles southeast of Anniston AL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 29...WW 31...WW 32...WW
33...WW 34...WW 35...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.

...Guyer

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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.