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Tornado Watch 329


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 329
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
740 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 740 AM UNTIL 100
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON ILLINOIS TO 35 MILES
SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS.

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.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WCENTRAL IL ARE INTENSIFYING
AS VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS SURGES NWD AHEAD OF SURFACE LOW AND
FRONT. WARM FRONT SHIFTING NWD THRU CENTRAL IL WILL PROVIDE ENHANCE
CONVERGENCE AND LOW LEVEL SHEAR FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT. DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH SHORT LINES/BOWS ALONG WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES WITH THE SUPERCELLS.

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 24035.

It didn't get cranking til after noon yesterday.

I know i was taken by suprise as well but, there is definately enough ingrediants there for isolated tornadoes. Hoping for the best. Most of the area in the watch has been hit hard this year. Especially Utica.

TORNADO WARNING
ILC179-203-301545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
946 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WOODFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TAZEWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT

* AT 946 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG
ROTATION OVER TREMONT...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF PEKIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY
TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GO TO A SAFE PLACE
NOW!

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
WASHINGTON
DEER CREEK
GOODFIELD
EUREKA
SECOR
ROANOKE

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE...EAST PEORIA...MORTON AND
GROVELAND.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD
BE ABANDONED FOR A SAFER SHELTER.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR ANY STORM DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL ESDA...OR THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

LAT...LON 4069 8957 4048 8950 4071 8905 4083 8921

$$

CHURCHILL

NNNN

Stay safe out there! Looks like we're gonna get nasty,
later, as well:


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
848 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-302100-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-
DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
848 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR MID STATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER
TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH...COUPLED WITH A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...
BRINGING A LINE OF POWERFUL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT. THERE
IS A LOT OF WIND ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...
LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES TONIGHT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS
COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION. ALSO...NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE WHERE YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY WILL GO IF SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
SINCE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE AT
NIGHT...MIDDLE TENNESSEE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP A WEATHER RADIO NEARBY
FOR IMMEDIATE WARNINGS...SHOULD THEY BE ISSUED.
$$
BOYD
01

stay safe, everyone!

Kristi