Tornado Watch in my area
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 11:45 am
Could have a few of them today here in Central Indiana:
WWUS20 KWNS 231548
SEL0
SPC WW 231545
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-232100-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 260
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1045 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN INDIANA
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY
EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1045 AM UNTIL 400
PM 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 ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON
ILLINOIS TO 60 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.
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 259...
DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
IL INTO SERN MO CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY. ACTIVITY IS
MOVING INTO DESTABILIZING AIR MASS WHERE MOST UNSTABLE CAPE IS
BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 J/KG. INITIAL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT AS MID/UPPER LEVEL JET EXIT REGION
MOVING INTO AREA SHEAR WILL BECOME BETTER DEFINED INCREASING TORNADO
THREAT.
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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...MCCARTHY
WWUS20 KWNS 231548
SEL0
SPC WW 231545
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-232100-
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 260
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1045 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHERN INDIANA
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY
EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1045 AM UNTIL 400
PM 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 ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON
ILLINOIS TO 60 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.
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 259...
DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
IL INTO SERN MO CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY. ACTIVITY IS
MOVING INTO DESTABILIZING AIR MASS WHERE MOST UNSTABLE CAPE IS
BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 J/KG. INITIAL THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT AS MID/UPPER LEVEL JET EXIT REGION
MOVING INTO AREA SHEAR WILL BECOME BETTER DEFINED INCREASING TORNADO
THREAT.
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
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
...MCCARTHY
