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Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch Issued: Outbreak of Severe Weather Underway in the South, Ohio Valley
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6 min 23 sec ago
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A "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) tornado watch has been issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for parts eastern Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, northeast Louisiana and western Tennessee until 8 p.m. CST. This type of tornado watch is issued in rare situations when long-lived intense tornadoes are likely, according to the SPC.
Severe thunderstorms have already caused multiple tornadoes near Clarksdale, Mississippi this afternoon and a tornado in Greenwood, Indiana, along with wind damage and hail to the size of baseballs in parts of Arkansas, southeast Missouri and Illinois this morning, and the threat will only increase and become more widespread in parts of the South and Ohio Valley this afternoon as the tornado outbreak gets underway.
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The Tornado Conditions Index, better known as TOR:CON, has been raised to as high as 8 out of 10 for parts of west Tennessee, northern Mississippi and northern Alabama on Wednesday, meaning there's a 80 percent chance of a tornado within 50 miles of any location in the indicated area. Tornadoes and damaging winds will also be possible in a much larger area from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. This includes TOR:CON values as high as 7 in eastern Arkansas, 6 in west Kentucky and south Mississippi, and 5 in southeast Missouri and northeast Louisiana...
Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch Issued: Outbreak of Severe Weather Underway in the South, Ohio Valley
Published:
6 min 23 sec ago
weather.com
A "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) tornado watch has been issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for parts eastern Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, northeast Louisiana and western Tennessee until 8 p.m. CST. This type of tornado watch is issued in rare situations when long-lived intense tornadoes are likely, according to the SPC.
Severe thunderstorms have already caused multiple tornadoes near Clarksdale, Mississippi this afternoon and a tornado in Greenwood, Indiana, along with wind damage and hail to the size of baseballs in parts of Arkansas, southeast Missouri and Illinois this morning, and the threat will only increase and become more widespread in parts of the South and Ohio Valley this afternoon as the tornado outbreak gets underway.
(MORE: Latest News on Severe Weather Damage)
The Tornado Conditions Index, better known as TOR:CON, has been raised to as high as 8 out of 10 for parts of west Tennessee, northern Mississippi and northern Alabama on Wednesday, meaning there's a 80 percent chance of a tornado within 50 miles of any location in the indicated area. Tornadoes and damaging winds will also be possible in a much larger area from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. This includes TOR:CON values as high as 7 in eastern Arkansas, 6 in west Kentucky and south Mississippi, and 5 in southeast Missouri and northeast Louisiana...