5 ▁torn ado es ▁at ▁maximum ), ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁including ▁significant ▁wind ▁and ▁ha il ▁damage . ▁This ▁en hanced ▁word ing ▁in ▁a ▁T orn ado ▁Watch ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁alert ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁very ▁life - th re aten ing ▁severe ▁weather . ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁set ▁criteria ▁for ▁a ▁P DS ▁watch ▁to ▁be ▁issued , ▁they ▁are ▁usually ▁issued ▁when ▁the ▁potential ▁exists ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁torn ado ▁out break . ▁These ▁types ▁of ▁torn ado ▁watch es ▁represent ▁about ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁P DS ▁watch es ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Storm ▁Pred iction ▁Center . ▁P DS ▁T orn ado ▁Watch es ▁are ▁often ▁issued ▁on ▁high ▁risk ▁days ▁for ▁severe ▁weather . ▁ ▁The ▁P DS ▁T orn ado ▁Watch ▁shown ▁below ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁P DS ▁T orn ado ▁Watch es ▁were ▁T orn ado ▁Watch ▁ 1 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 1 0 ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁covering ▁parts ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁Mississippi , ▁Ark ansas , ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁the ▁Florida ▁Pan handle . ▁ ▁P DS ▁T orn ado ▁Warning ▁ ▁P DS ▁torn ado ▁warnings ▁are ▁currently ▁issued ▁on ▁an ▁experimental ▁basis ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁National ▁We ather ▁Service ▁We ather ▁Fore cast ▁Off ices ▁within ▁the ▁Central ▁Region . ▁The ▁criteria ▁for ▁a ▁P DS ▁warning ▁are ▁when ▁a ▁torn ado