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SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 150
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Iowa
Northwest Illinois
Northeast Missouri
Southwest Wisconsin
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 555 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will gradually develop this evening and
spread into the Watch area. Large hail, damaging gusts, and a few
tornadoes are possible with the stronger supercells and embedded
thunderstorm clusters.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
north and south of a line from 65 miles west of Burlington IA to 55
miles east southeast of Dubuque IA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 145...WW 146...WW
147...WW 148...WW 149...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
SEL0
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 150
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Iowa
Northwest Illinois
Northeast Missouri
Southwest Wisconsin
* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 555 PM until Midnight
CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will gradually develop this evening and
spread into the Watch area. Large hail, damaging gusts, and a few
tornadoes are possible with the stronger supercells and embedded
thunderstorm clusters.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
north and south of a line from 65 miles west of Burlington IA to 55
miles east southeast of Dubuque IA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 145...WW 146...WW
147...WW 148...WW 149...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 150 TORNADO IA IL MO WI 272255Z - 280500Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
65W BRL/BURLINGTON IA/ - 55ESE DBQ/DUBUQUE IA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM N/S /39NNE IRK - 47ESE DBQ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 41869237 43188973 41018973 39689237
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 150 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 150
VALID 280250Z - 280340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 N IRK TO
45 WSW BRL TO 20 NW BRL TO 15 NNW MLI TO 35 SE DBQ TO 20 WNW MSN.
..THORNTON..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ARX...MKX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 150
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC011-015-067-071-073-109-131-155-177-187-195-280340-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUREAU CARROLL HANCOCK
HENDERSON HENRY MCDONOUGH
MERCER PUTNAM STEPHENSON
WARREN WHITESIDE
$$
IAC057-111-280340-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DES MOINES LEE
$$
MOC045-103-111-205-280340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK KNOX LEWIS
SHELBY
$$
WIC045-280340-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREEN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 150
VALID 280150Z - 280240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N IRK TO
30 NNW BRL TO 30 NW MLI TO 25 SW LNR.
..THORNTON..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ARX...MKX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 150
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC015-067-071-073-085-131-161-177-187-195-280240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL HANCOCK HENDERSON
HENRY JO DAVIESS MERCER
ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WARREN
WHITESIDE
$$
IAC045-057-087-097-111-163-280240-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLINTON DES MOINES HENRY
JACKSON LEE SCOTT
$$
MOC045-103-111-199-205-280240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK KNOX LEWIS
SCOTLAND SHELBY
$$
WIC045-049-065-280240-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GREEN IOWA LAFAYETTE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 150
VALID 280030Z - 280140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..04/28/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ARX...MKX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 150
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC015-067-071-073-085-131-161-177-187-195-280140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL HANCOCK HENDERSON
HENRY JO DAVIESS MERCER
ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WARREN
WHITESIDE
$$
IAC011-031-045-055-057-061-087-095-097-101-103-105-107-111-113-
115-139-163-177-183-280140-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CEDAR CLINTON
DELAWARE DES MOINES DUBUQUE
HENRY IOWA JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
KEOKUK LEE LINN
LOUISA MUSCATINE SCOTT
VAN BUREN WASHINGTON
$$
MOC045-103-111-199-205-280140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK KNOX LEWIS
SCOTLAND SHELBY
$$
WIC043-045-049-065-280140-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GRANT GREEN IOWA
LAFAYETTE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 150
VALID 272355Z - 280040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..04/27/24
ATTN...WFO...DVN...LSX...ARX...MKX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 150
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC015-067-071-073-085-131-161-177-187-195-280040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CARROLL HANCOCK HENDERSON
HENRY JO DAVIESS MERCER
ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WARREN
WHITESIDE
$$
IAC011-031-045-055-057-061-087-095-097-101-103-105-107-111-113-
115-139-163-177-183-280040-
IA
. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CEDAR CLINTON
DELAWARE DES MOINES DUBUQUE
HENRY IOWA JACKSON
JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES
KEOKUK LEE LINN
LOUISA MUSCATINE SCOTT
VAN BUREN WASHINGTON
$$
MOC045-103-111-199-205-280040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK KNOX LEWIS
SCOTLAND SHELBY
$$
WIC043-045-049-065-280040-
WI
. WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GRANT GREEN IOWA
LAFAYETTE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (90%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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