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ACUS11 KWNS 160354
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 160354
TNZ000-GAZ000-KYZ000-ALZ000-160600-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0258
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1054 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN ALABAMA
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 59...
VALID 160354Z - 160600Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 59 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES WITHIN WW59.
DISCUSSION...A SQUALL LINE CONTINUES EASTWARD ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE, WITH HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. A CLUSTER AHEAD
OF THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS EXHIBITED OCCASIONAL STRONG
ROTATION AND WILL LIKELY MERGE WITH THE MAIN LINE OVER THE NEXT
HOUR. THOUGH MOISTURE REMAINS MORE MARGINAL, WITH DEW POINTS IN THE
LOW TO MID 50S F AND MLCAPE AROUND 250-500 J/KG. STRONGLY SHEARED
PROFILES (AS OBSERVED FROM THE VAD AT KBNA) CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A
STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED MESOVORTICIES AND
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS.
..THORNTON.. 03/16/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...MRX...FFC...LMK...OHX...BMX...HUN...
LAT...LON 34818805 35928712 36428680 36648662 36678612 36648595
36508489 36228480 35778480 35328497 34868517 34408584
34258621 34298716 34298779 34358786 34378796 34818805
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...100-130 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...75-90 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...UP TO 1.25 IN
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