WW 5 TORNADO AR MS TN 030410Z – 031000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 5 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1010 PM CST Mon Jan 2 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Extreme east central Arkansas Northwest Mississippi Southwest and west central Tennessee * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 1010 PM until 400 AM CST. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms, with embedded bowing segments and supercell structures, will spread northeastward overnight toward northwest Mississippi and western Tennessee. A few tornadoes, damaging gusts, and isolated large hail will all be possible with the strongest storms. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles east northeast of Dyersburg TN to 70 miles south southwest of Memphis TN. 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 3...WW 4... 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 23040. ...Thompson
