WW 549 SEVERE TSTM AL AR MS TN 122055Z – 130300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 549 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 355 PM CDT Wed Oct 12 2022 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northwest Alabama Southern Arkansas Northern Mississippi Western and Middle Tennessee * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until 1000 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...A well-organized line of storms capable of wind damage will continue eastward across Middle Tennessee and northern Mississippi, while additional storms will develop through late afternoon/early evening across southern Arkansas into northern Mississippi. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary risks, but a tornado could also occur. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles west northwest of El Dorado AR to 50 miles southeast of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...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 500. Mean storm motion vector 27025. ...Guyer
