EASTER SUNDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK: OVERNIGHT MULTIPLE TORNADO EMERGENCIES in MS, AL, TN, GA, FATALITIES REPORTED

I love the part where all our bad weather in NC comes at night.

In the dark.

When you can't see anything but lightning and tree shit blowing everywhere.

May all the GLPers in these areas be safe and sound during these storms and tornadoes. Good grief, as if you don't have enough to worry about.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 106
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Northern and central Mississippi

* Effective this Sunday morning and evening from 1040 AM until
800 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Intense bowing line with a history of several tornadoes in
northwest Louisiana will progress rapidly east-northeast this
afternoon. Additional semi-discrete suprecells may develop ahead of
the line as well across parts of northern and central Mississippi.
Environment is supportive of several tornadoes, some of which will
likely be strong in addition to potential widespread damaging winds.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 5 miles north northwest of Monroe LA
to 20 miles south of Columbus MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 105...

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 550. Mean
storm motion vector 25045.

...Grams

Mesoscale Discussion 0351

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

1203 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

Areas affected...Portions of far northeastern LA...far southeastern

AR...and central MS

Concerning...Tornado Watch 106...

Valid 121703Z - 121830Z

The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 106 continues.

SUMMARY...Strong tornado potential is increasing across northeastern

LA into central MS early this afternoon.

DISCUSSION...Multiple tornadic circulations producing TDSs have

recently been observed with a QLCS advancing rapidly eastward across

north-central into northeastern LA. The VWP from KDGX (Jackson, MS)

shows a very strongly sheared low-level wind profile. Over 80 kt of

southwesterly flow is being estimated around 3 km AGL, with around

70 kt of 0-3 km shear present. A corridor of greater severe

potential, including the possibility of strong tornadoes and

widespread damaging winds, will likely be focused through the early

afternoon from parts of northeastern LA into central MS ahead of the

QLCS and to the south of a northward-developing warm front. Embedded

circulations within the line, or a supercell or two developing on

its southwestern flank, will pose the best potential for strong

tornadoes given the very favorable low-level shear (0-1 km SRH in

excess of 500 m2/s2).

Most of these storms are moving 40 to 50mph so be ready now

Video from Monroe LA: [link to twitter.com (secure)]

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