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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 36
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1120 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1120 PM
until 300 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Potentially tornadic supercell entering northwestern
Middle Tennessee may maintain its organization in a marginally
favorable low-level air mass for a few hours before weakening. A
couple tornadoes, sporadic large hail, and isolated severe gusts may
occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Nashville TN to 15
miles east northeast of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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 35...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 27030.
...Edwards
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 36
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1120 PM CST Mon Mar 2 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1120 PM
until 300 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Potentially tornadic supercell entering northwestern
Middle Tennessee may maintain its organization in a marginally
favorable low-level air mass for a few hours before weakening. A
couple tornadoes, sporadic large hail, and isolated severe gusts may
occur.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 30 statute miles
north and south of a line from 75 miles west of Nashville TN to 15
miles east northeast of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU6).
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 35...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 27030.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 36 TORNADO TN 030520Z - 030900Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
75W BNA/NASHVILLE TN/ - 15ENE BNA/NASHVILLE TN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /63E DYR - 13ENE BNA/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
LAT...LON 36568802 36658643 35788643 35688802
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 36 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 36
VALID 030710Z - 030840Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 139
..JEWELL..03/03/20
ATTN...WFO...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 36
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TNC021-037-043-081-083-085-125-147-149-161-165-187-189-030840-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEATHAM DAVIDSON DICKSON
HICKMAN HOUSTON HUMPHREYS
MONTGOMERY ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD
STEWART SUMNER WILLIAMSON
WILSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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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
|
Low (<5%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (40%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
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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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