303
WWUS20 KWNS 091756
SEL9
SPC WW 091756
ARZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-100000-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 29
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1255 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHERN PART OF WESTERN TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1255 PM UNTIL
700 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...CLUSTERS OF STORMS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD FROM ARKANSAS INTO
TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI, WITH AN EXPECTED INCREASE IN THE
THREAT FOR WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL, MORE ISOLATED STORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ARK-LA-MISS, WHERE A COUPLE OF SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORM
INTERACTIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA COULD SUPPORT AN ISOLATED TORNADO
OR TWO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH OF
GREENVILLE MS TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TUPELO MS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 28...
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO
2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A
FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR
27035.
...THOMPSON
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page