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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 16
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM CST Sat Mar 9 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Parts of northern and western Alabama
Northeastern Mississippi
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until
900 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes
possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Complex storm evolution continues, with the potential for
supercells to emerge this afternoon/evening in the corridor from
middle Tennessee across northwestern Alabama. The storm environment
will be favorable for tornadic supercells through mid-late evening.
A couple of strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and isolated large
hail will all be possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of Nashville TN to
40 miles south of Columbus MS. 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 12...WW 13...WW 14...WW
15...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25050.
...Thompson
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 16
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
215 PM CST Sat Mar 9 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Parts of northern and western Alabama
Northeastern Mississippi
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 215 PM until
900 PM CST.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes
possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Complex storm evolution continues, with the potential for
supercells to emerge this afternoon/evening in the corridor from
middle Tennessee across northwestern Alabama. The storm environment
will be favorable for tornadic supercells through mid-late evening.
A couple of strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and isolated large
hail will all be possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles northwest of Nashville TN to
40 miles south of Columbus MS. 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 12...WW 13...WW 14...WW
15...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25050.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW6
WW 16 TORNADO AL MS TN 092015Z - 100300Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40NW BNA/NASHVILLE TN/ - 40S CBM/COLUMBUS MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /34NW BNA - 26S IGB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25050.
LAT...LON 36528611 33048741 33048948 36528826
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 16 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 16
VALID 100115Z - 100240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 E UOX TO
15 NW MSL TO 45 S BNA TO 35 SE BWG.
..SQUITIERI..03/10/19
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 16
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-033-043-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-107-125-
127-133-100240-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT COLBERT CULLMAN
FAYETTE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARION
MORGAN PICKENS TUSCALOOSA
WALKER WINSTON
$$
TNC003-055-103-117-127-149-169-189-100240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD GILES LINCOLN
MARSHALL MOORE RUTHERFORD
TROUSDALE WILSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 16
VALID 100015Z - 100140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE UOX
TO 25 NNW MSL TO 45 WSW BNA TO 20 SSW BWG.
..SQUITIERI..03/10/19
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 16
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-033-043-057-059-063-073-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-107-
119-125-127-133-100140-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT COLBERT CULLMAN
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MORGAN PICKENS
SUMTER TUSCALOOSA WALKER
WINSTON
$$
MSC057-081-095-117-141-100140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ITAWAMBA LEE MONROE
PRENTISS TISHOMINGO
$$
TNC003-037-055-081-099-101-103-117-119-127-149-165-169-181-187-
189-100140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD DAVIDSON GILES
HICKMAN LAWRENCE LEWIS
LINCOLN MARSHALL MAURY
MOORE RUTHERFORD SUMNER
TROUSDALE WAYNE WILLIAMSON
WILSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 16
VALID 092300Z - 100040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNW TUP
TO 35 E MKL TO 15 WNW HOP.
..SQUITIERI..03/09/19
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MEG...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 16
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC009-033-043-057-059-063-073-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-107-
119-125-127-133-100040-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT COLBERT CULLMAN
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
JEFFERSON LAMAR LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARION MORGAN PICKENS
SUMTER TUSCALOOSA WALKER
WINSTON
$$
MSC057-081-095-117-141-100040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ITAWAMBA LEE MONROE
PRENTISS TISHOMINGO
$$
TNC003-021-037-043-055-081-083-085-099-101-103-117-119-125-127-
135-147-149-165-169-181-187-189-100040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CHEATHAM DAVIDSON
DICKSON GILES HICKMAN
HOUSTON HUMPHREYS LAWRENCE
LEWIS LINCOLN MARSHALL
MAURY MONTGOMERY MOORE
PERRY ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD
SUMNER TROUSDALE WAYNE
WILLIAMSON WILSON
$$
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
|
High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Mod (50%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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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Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
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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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