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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 75
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1000 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Alabama
Far northeast Louisiana
West-central to northeast Mississippi
Far southern middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1000 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorm clusters will likely progress east-northeast
from the Ark-La-Miss region into the Tennessee Valley overnight,
offering a risk for a couple tornadoes and scattered damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Huntsville AL to 130
miles southwest of Columbus MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 71...WW 72...WW 73...WW
74...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.
...Grams
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 75
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1000 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northwest Alabama
Far northeast Louisiana
West-central to northeast Mississippi
Far southern middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1000 PM
until 400 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorm clusters will likely progress east-northeast
from the Ark-La-Miss region into the Tennessee Valley overnight,
offering a risk for a couple tornadoes and scattered damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north of Huntsville AL to 130
miles southwest of Columbus MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
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 71...WW 72...WW 73...WW
74...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 75 TORNADO AL LA MS TN 290300Z - 290900Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40N HSV/HUNTSVILLE AL/ - 130SW CBM/COLUMBUS MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /47NE MSL - 9SSE MHZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.
LAT...LON 35228572 32298900 32299105 35228784
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 75 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 75
VALID 290815Z - 290940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 WSW TCL
TO 50 S BNA.
..MOSIER..03/29/20
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 75
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-043-049-057-063-071-073-079-083-089-095-103-107-119-125-
127-133-290940-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CULLMAN DEKALB
FAYETTE GREENE JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAWRENCE LIMESTONE
MADISON MARSHALL MORGAN
PICKENS SUMTER TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WINSTON
$$
TNC051-103-127-290940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FRANKLIN LINCOLN MOORE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 75
VALID 290450Z - 290540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..03/29/20
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 75
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC033-043-057-059-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-107-127-133-
290540-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLBERT CULLMAN FAYETTE
FRANKLIN LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MORGAN PICKENS
WALKER WINSTON
$$
LAC035-065-290540-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL MADISON
$$
MSC007-013-015-017-019-025-051-053-055-057-081-087-089-095-097-
103-105-115-117-125-141-149-155-159-163-290540-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATTALA CALHOUN CARROLL
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAY
HOLMES HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA
ITAWAMBA LEE LOWNDES
MADISON MONROE MONTGOMERY
NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PONTOTOC
PRENTISS SHARKEY TISHOMINGO
WARREN WEBSTER WINSTON
YAZOO
$$
TNC103-127-290540-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LINCOLN MOORE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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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