Severe weather IA MO IL IN 03/28/2020
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:11 pm
20z outlook is 10 minutes delayed - edit: left virtually unchanged
A rough late afternoon and evening on the way.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 69
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Sat Mar 28 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
parts of central and eastern Iowa
portions of central and northern Illinois
northeastern Missouri
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 240 PM until
900 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to gradually increase in both
coverage and intensity over the next few hours, with several intense
supercell storms expected to evolve. Along with risk for damaging
winds and very large hail, several tornadoes -- including the
potential for a few being significant/long-track -- can be expected.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 110 statute miles
either side of a line from 35 miles north northwest of Cedar Rapids
IA to 70 miles south southeast of Quincy IL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.