Tornado Watch 3

Issued

Jan 1, 2022, 10:50 AM CST (16:50 UTC)

Expired

Jan 1, 2022, 6:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 5 Severe potential...watch possibleJan 1, 10:29 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 8 Tornado watch 3Jan 1, 12:38 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 9 Tornado watch 3...4...5Jan 1, 1:57 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 11 Tornado watch 3...4...5Jan 1, 3:27 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 3
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1050 AM CST Sat Jan 1 2022

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  South-central Kentucky
  Western to middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday morning and evening from 1050 AM until
  600 PM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...An intensifying squall line should spread east-northeast
with a threat for damaging winds and embedded tornadoes. A couple
pre-frontal supercells may develop as well with the possibility of a
strong tornado.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 90 miles east northeast of Bowling
Green KY to 35 miles south southeast of Jackson TN. 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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.

...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.