tornado watch EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 710 PM UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Low Severe Hail 2"+ Hail High Moderate Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended. Note: Click for Watch Status Reports. SEL8 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 348 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 710 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA NORTHEAST ARKANSAS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 710 PM UNTIL 300 AM CDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO 35 MILES NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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 345...WW 347... DISCUSSION...SCTD TSTMS HAVE FORMED OVER W TN IN ZONE OF MODEST LOW LVL WAA/MOISTURE TRANSPORT ALONG WEAK WNW-ESE FRONT. SUFFICIENT LOW TO MID LVL SPEED/DIRECTIONAL SHEAR APPEARS PRESENT FOR SUPERCELLS WITH HAIL...LOCALLY DMGG WIND...AND POSSIBLY A COUPLE TORNADOES GIVEN THAT WEAK CONVERGENCE MAY ALLOW FOR A SOMEWHAT EXTENDED PERIOD OF DISCRETE/SEMI-DISCRETE STORMS IN A MOISTURE-RICH ENVIRONMENT. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28025. ...CORFIDI