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List of Counties in Watch 36 (WOU)
Note:
The Watch Probability Tables are experimental.
Note:
The parallelogram is only an approximation to the watch,
the actual watch is defined by the outlines of the counties contained in it.
The expiration time in the watch graphic is ammended if the watch is
replaced, cancelled or extended.
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
515 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 515 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.
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 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF
ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 33...WW 34...WW 35...
DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE EWD IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT. THOUGH INSTABILITY IS
SOMEWHAT MARGINAL EAST OF THE ONGOING STORMS...VERTICAL SHEAR IS
QUITE STRONG AND FAVORABLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A FEW DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS WITHIN THE LARGER LINE OF STORMS. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
MORE INTENSE STORMS. OTHERWISE...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT 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 27035.
...THOMPSON
SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
515 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 515 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.
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 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF
ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 33...WW 34...WW 35...
DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE EWD IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT. THOUGH INSTABILITY IS
SOMEWHAT MARGINAL EAST OF THE ONGOING STORMS...VERTICAL SHEAR IS
QUITE STRONG AND FAVORABLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A FEW DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS WITHIN THE LARGER LINE OF STORMS. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR...A COUPLE OF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
MORE INTENSE STORMS. OTHERWISE...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT 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 27035.
...THOMPSON
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