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#381 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:00 pm

btangy wrote:Tracking right up I-40. Areas N of Jackson look like they'll take a direct hit.


Now is another time to pray...
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#382 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:01 pm

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TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
655 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 655 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF THEO...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
POCAHONTAS...WENASOGA...CORINTH...ACTON...SELMER AND SHILOH.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

.THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
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#383 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:02 pm

Another new watch, probably PDS, coming soon:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0168
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0659 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...MIDDLE TN

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY 37...

VALID 060059Z - 060230Z

A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TN.


TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGE PERSIST OVER WRN TN AND
NRN MS. THESE CELLS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NE AT OVER 50 MPH AND
WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TN.

SOMEWHAT LESS UNSTABLE AIR CURRENTLY RESIDES OVER MIDDLE TN AND
POINTS E...WHERE DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE LOWER 60S TO UPPER 50S OVER
ERN TN/NRN GA. HOWEVER...A VERY STRONG SWLY LOW LEVEL JET WILL
CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT MOISTURE NEWD OUT OF THE LOWER MS VALLEY. 00Z
BNA SOUNDING SHOWS A SMALL CAPPING INVERSION NEAR 644 MB BUT WHEN
MODIFIED FOR SURFACE OBS UPSTREAM THE PARCELS ARE UNCAPPED.
FURTHER...WIND SHEAR IS EXTREME...WITH HPX VAD WIND PROFILES
INDICATING 0-1 SRH OVER 600 M2/S2. GIVEN THESE LEVELS OF
SHEAR...INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW STORMS MOVING INTO
MIDDLE TN TO REMAIN SEVERE...WITH TORNADO AND HAIL THREAT.

..JEWELL.. 02/06/2008


ATTN...WFO...OHX...HUN...PAH...MEG...

36668800 36608653 36118653 35058657 35068681 35058710
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#384 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:03 pm

Report from Arkansas: damage near Ash Flat.
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#385 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:04 pm

Hectic working on at least 7 windows right now...
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#386 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:06 pm

2 TVS's on the Jackson cell...
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#387 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:08 pm

btangy wrote:Storm approaching Jackson, TN appears to be restrengthening with storm relative velocities now maxed out. Perhaps another tornado emergency here shortly.


Emergency for Jackson, TN
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#388 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:10 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
704 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

TNC053-113-060115-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080206T0115Z/
GIBSON TN-MADISON TN-
704 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR MADISON
AND SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF JACKSON IN MADISON
COUNTY...

AT 704 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH HIGHLAND AND UNIVERSITY ROADS IN
JACKSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAIRVIEW...MEDINA AND SPRING CREEK.
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#389 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:18 pm

btangy wrote:Tracking right up I-40. Areas N of Jackson look like they'll take a direct hit.


This is still the Memphis one, is it ?
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#390 Postby btangy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:19 pm

New tornado watch issued:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0039.html

Mesoscale disc indicates new tornado watch for central TN will also be issued shortly.
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#391 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:19 pm

Bunkertor wrote:
btangy wrote:Tracking right up I-40. Areas N of Jackson look like they'll take a direct hit.


This is still the Memphis one, is it ?


Same supercell, different tornado.
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#392 Postby Cyclenall » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:20 pm

This is a horrific and historic weather event. Worst Febuary tornado outbreak of all time?
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#393 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:21 pm

SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 39
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
810 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
CENTRAL KENTUCKY
SOUTHWEST OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 810 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 35...WW 36...WW 37...WW
38...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING SEVERAL
SUPERCELLS...OVER SOUTHERN IL AND WESTERN KY WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. VERY STRONG
FORCING AND VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF SUPERCELLS
AND BOWS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HART


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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 39
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
810 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA
CENTRAL KENTUCKY
SOUTHWEST OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 810 PM
UNTIL 200 AM EST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 35...WW 36...WW 37...WW
38...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING SEVERAL
SUPERCELLS...OVER SOUTHERN IL AND WESTERN KY WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. VERY STRONG
FORCING AND VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF SUPERCELLS
AND BOWS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HART


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WOUS64 KWNS 060105
WOU9

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 39
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
810 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

TORNADO WATCH 39 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

INC005-013-019-021-025-027-029-031-037-041-043-047-055-059-061-
063-065-071-077-079-081-083-093-097-101-105-109-115-117-119-121-
123-133-137-139-143-145-153-155-161-165-167-175-177-060700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0039.080206T0110Z-080206T0700Z/

IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DEARBORN DECATUR DUBOIS
FAYETTE FLOYD FRANKLIN
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
HENDRICKS HENRY JACKSON
JEFFERSON JENNINGS JOHNSON
KNOX LAWRENCE MARION
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
OHIO ORANGE OWEN
PARKE PERRY PUTNAM
RIPLEY RUSH SCOTT
SHELBY SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND
UNION VERMILLION VIGO
WASHINGTON WAYNE


KYC001-003-005-009-015-017-021-023-027-029-031-037-041-045-049-
053-057-061-067-073-077-079-081-085-087-091-093-097-099-103-111-
113-117-123-137-141-151-155-163-167-169-171-179-181-183-185-187-
191-201-207-209-211-213-215-217-223-227-229-239-060700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0039.080206T0110Z-080206T0700Z/

KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BOONE BOURBON
BOYLE BRACKEN BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CAMPBELL
CARROLL CASEY CLARK
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT GRAYSON
GREEN HANCOCK HARDIN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JEFFERSON JESSAMINE KENTON
LARUE LINCOLN LOGAN
MADISON MARION MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
NELSON NICHOLAS OHIO
OLDHAM OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON WOODFORD


OHC017-025-061-113-135-165-060700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0039.080206T0110Z-080206T0700Z/

OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BUTLER CLERMONT HAMILTON
MONTGOMERY PREBLE WARREN


ATTN...WFO...IND...ILN...LMK...





Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

SAW9
WW 39 TORNADO IN KY OH 060110Z - 060700Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30ENE IND/INDIANAPOLIS IN/ - 20S BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /29E IND - 15S BWG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.

LAT...LON 39868405 36668480 36668804 39868744

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.


Watch 39 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
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#394 Postby btangy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:22 pm

WMC reports The Regional Medical Center is receiving injuries due to the tornado. Also reports of major damage to an area mall.
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#395 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:22 pm

Cyclenall wrote:This is a horrific and historic weather event. Worst Febuary tornado outbreak of all time?


Not even close.
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#396 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:23 pm

KYC047-107-060145-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080206T0145Z/
HOPKINS KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
716 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

AT 711 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAINBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS
STORM WILL CROSS THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY NEAR THE CROFTON EXIT...EXIT
23.

POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS THE STORM MOVED
THROUGH TRIGG COUNTY.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DOGWOOD...
CROFTON...EMPIRE...MANNINGTON...FEARSVILLE...FRUIT HILL...DANIEL
BOONE...NORTONVILLE AND WHITE PLAINS.
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#397 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:26 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0168
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0659 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...MIDDLE TN

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY 37...

VALID 060059Z - 060230Z

A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TN.


TORNADIC SUPERCELLS WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGE PERSIST OVER WRN TN AND
NRN MS. THESE CELLS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NE AT OVER 50 MPH AND
WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE TN.

SOMEWHAT LESS UNSTABLE AIR CURRENTLY RESIDES OVER MIDDLE TN AND
POINTS E...WHERE DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE LOWER 60S TO UPPER 50S OVER
ERN TN/NRN GA. HOWEVER...A VERY STRONG SWLY LOW LEVEL JET WILL
CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT MOISTURE NEWD OUT OF THE LOWER MS VALLEY. 00Z
BNA SOUNDING SHOWS A SMALL CAPPING INVERSION NEAR 644 MB BUT WHEN
MODIFIED FOR SURFACE OBS UPSTREAM THE PARCELS ARE UNCAPPED.
FURTHER...WIND SHEAR IS EXTREME...WITH HPX VAD WIND PROFILES
INDICATING 0-1 SRH OVER 600 M2/S2. GIVEN THESE LEVELS OF
SHEAR...INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW STORMS MOVING INTO
MIDDLE TN TO REMAIN SEVERE...WITH TORNADO AND HAIL THREAT.

..JEWELL.. 02/06/2008
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#398 Postby btangy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:27 pm

Adamsville, TN looks like it's about to get hit from the tornadic cell that passed S of Selmer just a little while ago.

Also, the cell that passed N of Jackson, TN still has a very strong couplet associated with it.

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#399 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:27 pm

SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 720 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 85 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE
TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 35...WW 36...WW 37...WW
38...WW 39...

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED TORNADIC SUPERCELLS OVER WESTERN TN AND
NORTHEAST MS WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WATCH AREA THIS
EVENING. VERY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES AND SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN A RISK OF TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND HAIL THROUGH FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS. FARTHER
WEST...SQUALL LINE OVER AR WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT REGION AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HART


SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 720 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 85 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE
TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

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 35...WW 36...WW 37...WW
38...WW 39...

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED TORNADIC SUPERCELLS OVER WESTERN TN AND
NORTHEAST MS WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WATCH AREA THIS
EVENING. VERY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES AND SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN A RISK OF TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND HAIL THROUGH FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS. FARTHER
WEST...SQUALL LINE OVER AR WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT REGION AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HART


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WOUS64 KWNS 060116
WOU0

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 40
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

TORNADO WATCH 40 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TNC005-021-037-043-055-081-083-085-099-101-111-117-119-125-135-
147-149-161-165-169-181-187-189-060700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0040.080206T0120Z-080206T0700Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON CHEATHAM DAVIDSON
DICKSON GILES HICKMAN
HOUSTON HUMPHREYS LAWRENCE
LEWIS MACON MARSHALL
MAURY MONTGOMERY PERRY
ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD STEWART
SUMNER TROUSDALE WAYNE
WILLIAMSON WILSON


ATTN...WFO...OHX...





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SAW0
WW 40 TORNADO TN 060120Z - 060700Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15ENE CKV/CLARKSVILLE TN/ - 85SSW BNA/NASHVILLE TN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /38WSW BWG - 21NNE MSL/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.

LAT...LON 36688636 34998645 34998805 36688798

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.


Watch 40 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
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#400 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:27 pm

The Middle TN watch should be PDS IMO.
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