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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 80
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Arkansas
Northeastern Louisiana
The Missouri Bootheel
Central and northern Mississippi
Western Tennessee
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Several convective scenarios are expected in the watch
area, beginning with the continued growth/intensification of a storm
cluster (now crossing southern Arkansas) which will continue
eastward into northwestern Mississippi later this afternoon/evening.
Additional scattered severe storm development may occur farther
north into northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee, as well
closer to central Mississippi along an outflow boundary moving
northwestward. Damaging winds will be the primary severe threat,
especially with the Arkansas storm cluster, though large hail and
damaging gusts will be possible through this evening across the
watch area.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north of
Dyersburg TN to 90 miles west southwest of Meridian MS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 76...WW 77...WW 78...WW
79...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
26035.
...Thompson
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 80
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
340 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Arkansas
Northeastern Louisiana
The Missouri Bootheel
Central and northern Mississippi
Western Tennessee
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 340 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Several convective scenarios are expected in the watch
area, beginning with the continued growth/intensification of a storm
cluster (now crossing southern Arkansas) which will continue
eastward into northwestern Mississippi later this afternoon/evening.
Additional scattered severe storm development may occur farther
north into northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee, as well
closer to central Mississippi along an outflow boundary moving
northwestward. Damaging winds will be the primary severe threat,
especially with the Arkansas storm cluster, though large hail and
damaging gusts will be possible through this evening across the
watch area.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 85
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north of
Dyersburg TN to 90 miles west southwest of Meridian MS. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 76...WW 77...WW 78...WW
79...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
26035.
...Thompson
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 80 SEVERE TSTM AR LA MO MS TN 092040Z - 100400Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15N DYR/DYERSBURG TN/ - 90WSW MEI/MERIDIAN MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /12NNW DYR - 32N MCB/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
LAT...LON 36218788 31828872 31829161 36219092
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 80 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 80
VALID 100250Z - 100340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ENE MLU
TO 50 S GLH TO 50 S GWO TO 45 ESE GWO TO 30 W CBM TO 5 NNE TUP TO
40 S MKL TO 5 S MKL TO 30 NNE MKL TO 45 SSE PAH.
..JEWELL..04/10/21
ATTN...WFO...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 80
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC035-041-065-083-107-123-100340-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON
RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC003-007-017-019-021-023-025-029-049-051-055-057-061-069-075-
079-081-087-089-095-099-101-103-105-117-121-123-125-127-129-139-
141-149-159-163-100340-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA CHICKASAW
CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH HINDS
HOLMES ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA
JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE
LEAKE LEE LOWNDES
MADISON MONROE NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PRENTISS RANKIN SCOTT
SHARKEY SIMPSON SMITH
TIPPAH TISHOMINGO WARREN
WINSTON YAZOO
$$
TNC005-017-023-039-069-071-077-079-109-113-100340-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CHESTER
DECATUR HARDEMAN HARDIN
HENDERSON HENRY MCNAIRY
MADISON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 80
VALID 100125Z - 100240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NE MLU TO
20 NNE GWO TO 25 ESE MEM TO 50 SSE PAH.
..SQUITIERI..04/10/21
ATTN...WFO...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 80
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-100240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS
WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC003-007-009-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-043-049-051-053-
055-057-061-069-071-075-079-081-083-087-089-093-095-097-099-101-
103-105-115-117-121-123-125-127-129-139-141-145-149-155-159-161-
163-100240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
CALHOUN CARROLL CHICKASAW
CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA JASPER
KEMPER LAFAYETTE LAUDERDALE
LEAKE LEE LEFLORE
LOWNDES MADISON MARSHALL
MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PONTOTOC PRENTISS RANKIN
SCOTT SHARKEY SIMPSON
SMITH TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
UNION WARREN WEBSTER
WINSTON YALOBUSHA YAZOO
$$
TNC005-017-023-039-069-071-077-079-109-113-100240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CHESTER
DECATUR HARDEMAN HARDIN
HENDERSON HENRY MCNAIRY
MADISON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 80
VALID 100030Z - 100140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SSE LLQ
TO 25 WNW GWO TO 35 SW MEM TO 25 NNE DYR.
..SQUITIERI..04/10/21
ATTN...WFO...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 80
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-100140-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT
$$
LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-100140-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS
WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC003-007-009-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-033-043-049-051-
053-055-057-061-069-071-075-079-081-083-087-089-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-137-139-
141-145-149-151-155-159-161-163-100140-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
CALHOUN CARROLL CHICKASAW
CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE
CLAY COPIAH DESOTO
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA
JASPER KEMPER LAFAYETTE
LAUDERDALE LEAKE LEE
LEFLORE LOWNDES MADISON
MARSHALL MONROE MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA PANOLA PONTOTOC
PRENTISS QUITMAN RANKIN
SCOTT SHARKEY SIMPSON
SMITH SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE
TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WINSTON YALOBUSHA
YAZOO
$$
TNC005-017-023-033-039-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-109-113-131-
157-167-183-100140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CHESTER
CROCKETT DECATUR FAYETTE
GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN
HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY
MCNAIRY MADISON OBION
SHELBY TIPTON WEAKLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 80
VALID 092335Z - 100040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 ESE LLQ
TO 5 NNW GLH TO 20 NE GLH TO 35 NNE GLH TO 50 N GLH TO 55 N GLH
TO 65 ENE PBF TO 40 WSW MEM TO 30 W MEM TO 30 SE JBR TO 20 NE JBR
TO 20 ENE ARG.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 351
..JEWELL..04/09/21
ATTN...WFO...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 80
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-035-077-093-107-123-100040-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT CRITTENDEN
LEE MISSISSIPPI PHILLIPS
ST. FRANCIS
$$
LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-100040-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS
WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-043-
049-051-053-055-057-061-069-071-075-079-081-083-087-089-093-095-
097-099-101-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-
137-139-141-143-145-149-151-155-159-161-163-100040-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
BOLIVAR CALHOUN CARROLL
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COAHOMA
COPIAH DESOTO GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA JASPER
KEMPER LAFAYETTE LAUDERDALE
LEAKE LEE LEFLORE
LOWNDES MADISON MARSHALL
MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS
QUITMAN RANKIN SCOTT
SHARKEY SIMPSON SMITH
SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE TATE
TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WINSTON YALOBUSHA
YAZOO
$$
TNC005-017-023-033-039-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-097-109-
113-131-157-167-183-100040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CHESTER
CROCKETT DECATUR DYER
FAYETTE GIBSON HARDEMAN
HARDIN HAYWOOD HENDERSON
HENRY LAUDERDALE MCNAIRY
MADISON OBION SHELBY
TIPTON WEAKLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 80
VALID 092135Z - 092240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..JEWELL..04/09/21
ATTN...WFO...JAN...MEG...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 80
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ARC003-017-021-031-035-037-055-077-093-107-111-123-092240-
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT CLAY
CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS
GREENE LEE MISSISSIPPI
PHILLIPS POINSETT ST. FRANCIS
$$
LAC035-041-065-067-083-107-123-092240-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON
MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS
WEST CARROLL
$$
MSC003-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-043-
049-051-053-055-057-061-069-071-075-079-081-083-087-089-093-095-
097-099-101-103-105-107-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-
137-139-141-143-145-149-151-155-159-161-163-092240-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALCORN ATTALA BENTON
BOLIVAR CALHOUN CARROLL
CHICKASAW CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE
CLARKE CLAY COAHOMA
COPIAH DESOTO GRENADA
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
ISSAQUENA ITAWAMBA JASPER
KEMPER LAFAYETTE LAUDERDALE
LEAKE LEE LEFLORE
LOWNDES MADISON MARSHALL
MONROE MONTGOMERY NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA
PANOLA PONTOTOC PRENTISS
QUITMAN RANKIN SCOTT
SHARKEY SIMPSON SMITH
SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE TATE
TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WINSTON YALOBUSHA
YAZOO
$$
MOC069-155-092240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DUNKLIN PEMISCOT
$$
TNC023-033-045-047-069-075-095-097-109-113-157-167-092240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHESTER CROCKETT DYER
FAYETTE HARDEMAN HAYWOOD
LAKE LAUDERDALE MCNAIRY
MADISON SHELBY TIPTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (50%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (50%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.