

269 

WWUS20 KWNS 180005

SEL7

SPC WW 180005

ALZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-180500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 37

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

710 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Far northern Alabama

  Northern Mississippi

  Western Tennessee



* Effective this Wednesday night from 710 PM until Midnight CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A severe thunderstorm/tornado risk may linger this evening

across the region as low-level shear further strengthens,

potentially supporting a mixed mode of strong/severe thunderstorms.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles

north and south of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Oxford MS

to 35 miles east of Huntsville AL. 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 34...WW 35...WW 36...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 24035.



...Guyer

