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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 24
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
550 PM CST Wed Feb 5 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest Alabama
East-central and southeast Mississippi
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon from 550 PM until Midnight
CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms with mainly a tornado and damaging
wind threat are most likely across parts of east-central
Mississippi. A more isolated severe threat exists farther
south/southeast across southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast of Pine Belt
MS to 60 miles north northeast of Meridian 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 22...WW 23...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24040.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 24 TORNADO AL MS 052350Z - 060600Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35SSE PIB/PINE BELT MS/ - 60NNE MEI/MERIDIAN MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /42WNW SJI - 23SSE IGB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.
LAT...LON 31009003 33138930 33138740 31008818
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 24 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 24
VALID 060240Z - 060340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 NNE MCB
TO 55 W MEI TO 35 NW MEI TO 45 N MEI TO 15 SSE CBM.
..BENTLEY..02/06/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 24
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
MSC023-031-035-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-091-101-127-129-
060340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
KEMPER LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE MARION NEWTON
SIMPSON SMITH
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 24
VALID 060130Z - 060240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 NNE MCB
TO 65 W MEI TO 40 NW MEI TO 50 SSW CBM TO 15 SSW CBM.
..BENTLEY..02/06/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 24
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-129-060240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WASHINGTON
$$
MSC023-031-035-041-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-087-091-099-101-
103-105-111-121-123-127-129-153-159-060240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GREENE JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAMAR
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LOWNDES
MARION NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PERRY
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH WAYNE WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 24
VALID 060050Z - 060140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 N MCB TO
60 NW PIB TO 55 WNW MEI TO 45 NW MEI TO 20 WSW CBM.
..BENTLEY..02/06/20
ATTN...WFO...MOB...JAN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 24
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC023-025-129-060140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHOCTAW CLARKE WASHINGTON
$$
MSC023-031-035-041-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-087-091-099-
101-103-105-111-121-123-127-129-153-159-060140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARKE COVINGTON FORREST
GREENE JASPER JEFFERSON DAVIS
JONES KEMPER LAMAR
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LOWNDES MARION NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PERRY RANKIN SCOTT
SIMPSON SMITH WAYNE
WINSTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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