734
WWUS20 KWNS 280246
SEL7
SPC WW 280246
ALZ000-ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-MSZ000-TNZ000-281000-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 167
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
945 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
FAR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA
FAR NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
FAR SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
FAR SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 945 PM
UNTIL 500 AM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SUMMARY...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
EASTWARD/SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER OH AND MID MS VALLEYS, AND
MID-SOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
LINE-EMBEDDED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS LINE. ADDITIONAL
MORE DISCRETE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN MS AND INTO FAR
NORTHWEST AL. ALL SEVERE HAZARDS, INCLUDING TORNADOES, ARE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY DISCRETE STORMS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF EVANSVILLE
IN TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF OXFORD MS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 162...WW 164...WW
165...WW 166...
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 28035.
...MOSIER
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