Tornado Watch 64

Issued

Mar 27, 2021, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)

Expired

Mar 28, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

80 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 287 Tornado watch 59...60Mar 27, 6:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 291 Tornado watch 59Mar 27, 8:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 293 Tornado watch 64Mar 27, 10:45 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 295 Tornado watch 64...65Mar 28, 1:57 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 64
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
900 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Arkansas
  Northeast Louisiana
  Northern Mississippi
  Southwest Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 900 PM
  until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple supercells will likely evolve into a broader QLCS
overnight. Tornadoes and damaging winds will be the primary hazards.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Jackson TN
to 50 miles south of Greenville MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 59...WW 60...WW 61...WW
62...WW 63...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 80 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 25045.

...Grams

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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.