URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 27
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
750 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS
FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
FAR WESTERN TENNESSEE
TORNADOES…HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH…AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
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.
DISCUSSION…SEVERE TSTMS /INCLUDING SUPERCELLS/ ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITHIN MOISTENING AND INCREASINGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT ALONG 40-50 KT LLJ AXIS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
…MEAD/HART/MWN