Tornado Watch 39

Issued

Feb 16, 2023, 12:00 PM CST (18:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 16, 2023, 7:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 162 Tornado watch 37Feb 16, 9:23 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 163 Tornado watch 37Feb 16, 11:33 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 165 Severe potential...tornado watch likelyFeb 16, 1:17 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 166 Tornado watch 39Feb 16, 2:02 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 168 Tornado watch 39Feb 16, 3:42 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 170 Tornado watch 39Feb 16, 5:57 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 39
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1200 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern Alabama
  South central Kentucky
  Northern Mississippi
  Western and middle Tennessee

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from NOON until
  700 PM CST.

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

SUMMARY...Scattered strong-severe storms will spread eastward across
northern Mississippi/western and middle Tennessee into northern
Alabama and south central Kentucky through the afternoon.  The storm
environment will support a threat of both supercells and bowing
segments capable of producing damaging winds and a few tornadoes,
one or two of which could be strong.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast of Nashville
TN to 30 miles south of Oxford MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 38...

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 25040.

...Thompson

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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.