

607 

WWUS20 KWNS 172232

SEL7

SPC WW 172232

TNZ000-180300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 567

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

435 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 435 PM UNTIL

  900 PM CST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES EAST OF CLARKSVILLE

TENNESSEE TO 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.  FOR

A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH

OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).



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 562...WW 563...WW

564...WW 565...WW 566...



DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF SEVERE STORMS IN KY WILL SPREAD ESEWD

THROUGH THE EVENING INTO NRN MIDDLE TN.  THE ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN

SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE FOR A CONTINUED SEVERE STORM RISK THIS

EVENING...INCLUDING A COUPLE OF TORNADOES...GIVEN THE STRONG

VERTICAL SHEAR THAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29035.





...THOMPSON

