MD 0365 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 80… FOR SOUTHERN KENTUCKY…MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND FAR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
Mesoscale Discussion 0365
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0756 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022
Areas affected...southern Kentucky...Middle Tennessee and far
northern Alabama.
Concerning...Tornado Watch 80...
Valid 310056Z - 310230Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 80 continues.
SUMMARY...A damaging wind and brief tornado threat should continue
into the late evening.
DISCUSSION...A broken line of storms continues across middle
Tennessee. This line is starting to approach the eastern extent of
the better low-level moisture with dewpoints in the upper 40s in
Nashville, TN. The low-level jet continues to be very strong ahead
of these storms with flow as strong as 70 knots at 2km. This strong
low-level flow will aid in damaging winds potential along the line,
even as storm intensity starts to weaken as storms move east of the
better instability. In fact, as observed farther north in Kentucky,
there may be a brief window where strong downbursts are favored as
storms move into a drier, more mixed, low-level airmass.
..Bentley.. 03/31/2022
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...MRX...LMK...OHX...HUN...PAH...MEG...
LAT...LON 36568814 36948776 37098665 36698588 34998570 34558678
34568785 34648818 35408810 36078801 36568814
