Tornado Watch (TN)

Unfortunately Southern/Middle Tennessee is clipped by the edge of this Tornado Watch on the Eastern side. The main threat for supercells is back in Arkansas this evening and tonight though.

6:28 PM - It looks like this watch has been cancelled for Middle Tennessee (probably due to a lack of activity developing even as we get toward sunset) but remains in effect for Western Tennessee. The counties shaded in green above are still under a Flood Watch, however. That's been a problem up that way and will continue to be a problem until this system moves through the area for good on Sunday. 

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   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   Tornado Watch Number 115

   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

   255 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 

     Northeast Arkansas

     Extreme southern Illinois

     Western Kentucky

     Southeast Missouri

     Norhern Mississippi

     Western and Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 255 PM until

     1000 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...

     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible

     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...Widely scattered supercell development is expected this

   afternoon from northern Mississippi across western/Middle Tennessee

   into western Kentucky.  The storm environment supports the potential

   for several tornadoes (including an isolated strong tornado), large

   hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and isolated damaging gusts.  The

   potential for damaging winds up to 75 mph will increase later this

   evening into early tonight as storm clusters spread into southeast

   Missouri from Arkansas.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles

   east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Paducah KY

   to 25 miles south southwest of Memphis TN. For a complete depiction

   of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

   WOU5).

   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 113...WW 114...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24025.

   ...Thompson

WOUS64 KWNS 041954

   WOU5

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 115

   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

   255 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2025

   TORNADO WATCH 115 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE

    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   ARC021-031-035-037-055-077-093-107-111-123-050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   AR 

   .    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   CLAY                 CRAIGHEAD           CRITTENDEN          

   CROSS                GREENE              LEE                 

   MISSISSIPPI          PHILLIPS            POINSETT            

   ST. FRANCIS          

   ILC003-069-087-127-151-153-181-050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   IL 

   .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALEXANDER            HARDIN              JOHNSON             

   MASSAC               POPE                PULASKI             

   UNION                

   KYC007-033-035-039-047-055-075-083-105-107-139-143-145-157-177-

   219-221-050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   KY 

   .    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BALLARD              CALDWELL            CALLOWAY            

   CARLISLE             CHRISTIAN           CRITTENDEN          

   FULTON               GRAVES              HICKMAN             

   HOPKINS              LIVINGSTON          LYON                

   MARSHALL             MCCRACKEN           MUHLENBERG          

   TODD                 TRIGG               

   MOC023-069-133-143-155-181-201-207-050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   MO 

   .    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BUTLER               DUNKLIN             MISSISSIPPI         

   NEW MADRID           PEMISCOT            RIPLEY              

   SCOTT                STODDARD            

   MSC003-009-027-033-071-093-107-117-119-135-137-139-141-143-145-

   050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   MS 

   .    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALCORN               BENTON              COAHOMA             

   DESOTO               LAFAYETTE           MARSHALL            

   PANOLA               PRENTISS            QUITMAN             

   TALLAHATCHIE         TATE                TIPPAH              

   TISHOMINGO           TUNICA              UNION               

   TNC005-017-021-023-033-037-039-043-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-

   079-081-083-085-095-097-101-109-113-119-125-131-135-147-157-161-

   167-181-183-187-050300-

   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0115.250404T1955Z-250405T0300Z/

   TN 

   .    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BENTON               CARROLL             CHEATHAM            

   CHESTER              CROCKETT            DAVIDSON            

   DECATUR              DICKSON             DYER                

   FAYETTE              GIBSON              HARDEMAN            

   HARDIN               HAYWOOD             HENDERSON           

   HENRY                HICKMAN             HOUSTON             

   HUMPHREYS            LAKE                LAUDERDALE          

   LEWIS                MADISON             MAURY               

   MCNAIRY              MONTGOMERY          OBION               

   PERRY                ROBERTSON           SHELBY              

   STEWART              TIPTON              WAYNE               

   WEAKLEY              WILLIAMSON          

   ATTN...WFO...MEG...OHX...PAH...