Tornado Watch 2

Issued

Dec 31, 2021, 11:57 PM CST (05:57 UTC)

Expired

Jan 1, 2022, 7:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

10%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1 Severe potential...watch possibleDec 31, 9:08 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2 Severe potential...watch possibleDec 31, 9:31 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 3 Tornado watch 2Jan 1, 2:07 AM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 2
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1155 PM CST Fri Dec 31 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northeast Arkansas
  Southern Kentucky
  Southeast Missouri
  Western and northern Tennessee

* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1155 PM
  until 700 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and
persist across the region overnight. A moist and modestly unstable
air mass along with very strong deep-layer/low-level winds will
support the possibility of well-organized/rotating storms capable of
tornado and damaging wind risks.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 15 miles west southwest of Jonesboro
AR to 15 miles east of London KY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 1...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. 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.