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WWUS20 KWNS 152055
SEL5
SPC WW 152055
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-LAZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-160400-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 55
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHWEST INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
FAR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
SEVERAL TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES
POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND POSE A
SUBSTANTIAL THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE/DAMAGING WINDS AND SEVERAL
TORNADOES THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES QUICKLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD. PEAK
GUSTS MAY REACH UP TO 70-80 MPH. SUPERCELLS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
SQUALL LINE, WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND
TORNADOES, SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG (EF-2+).
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MOUNT VERNON
IL TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE MS. 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 52...WW 53...WW 54...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.
...GLEASON
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