Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tornado Watch #207 until 4:00am 4/26/2011

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 207
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   925 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
          SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
          MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 925 PM UNTIL
   400 AM CDT.
   
   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 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
   GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON
   MISSISSIPPI.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 204...WW 205...WW 206...
   
   DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS AR HAVE EVOLVED INTO A
   SQUALL LINE WHICH WILL CONTINUE E/SEWD INTO CENTRAL MS.  WHILE
   DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...STRONG SHEAR PROFILES
   AND MLCAPES AOA 1000 J/KG WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EMBEDDED
   SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOS IN THE SQUALL LINE.
   
   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.
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