Tornado Watch 51

Issued

Mar 25, 2021, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)

Expired

Mar 25, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

60%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 257 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 25, 2:29 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 258 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyMar 25, 2:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 263 Tornado watch 51Mar 25, 5:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 265 Tornado watch 51Mar 25, 7:36 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 267 Tornado watch 51Mar 25, 9:07 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 51
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern Illinois
  Southern Indiana
  Western and Central Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri
  Northeast Mississippi
  Western and Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
  1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to intensify this afternoon
from southern Illinois southward into west Tennessee and track
across the watch area.  Rapidly strengthening winds aloft will
increase the risk of damaging winds, large hail, and a few
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles north of Evansville IN to 90
miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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 50...

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 24035.

...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.