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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 194
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1250 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday morning from 1250 AM until 800 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A line of strong-severe thunderstorms will continue to
pose a threat for severe gusts and a few embedded tornadoes as it
moves eastward into the Mississippi River Valley through early
morning.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles west southwest of Poplar Bluff
MO to 20 miles north northeast of Quincy IL. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 191...WW 192...WW 193...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27045.
...Edwards
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 194 TORNADO IL MO 070550Z - 071300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40WSW POF/POPLAR BLUFF MO/ - 20NNE UIN/QUINCY IL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /28NNW ARG - 24NNE UIN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27045.
LAT...LON 36549231 40219229 40218982 36548996
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 194 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 194
VALID 070900Z - 071040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 ENE FLP
TO 40 ESE TBN TO 50 S UIN TO 25 SSW BRL.
..BROYLES..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...PAH...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 194
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-013-017-061-083-117-119-133-137-149-157-163-169-171-
071040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CALHOUN
CASS GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE
MORGAN PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SCHUYLER SCOTT
$$
MOC017-023-035-055-071-093-099-113-123-149-157-163-179-181-183-
186-187-189-203-219-221-223-510-071040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLLINGER BUTLER CARTER
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN IRON
JEFFERSON LINCOLN MADISON
OREGON PERRY PIKE
REYNOLDS RIPLEY ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
SHANNON WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 194
VALID 070745Z - 070840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ESE SGF
TO 25 SW TBN TO 5 SSW JEF TO 35 SSE IRK TO 25 NNE IRK.
..BROYLES..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...PAH...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 194
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-013-017-061-083-117-119-133-137-149-157-163-169-171-
070840-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CALHOUN
CASS GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE
MORGAN PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SCHUYLER SCOTT
$$
MOC007-017-023-027-035-055-065-071-073-091-093-099-103-111-113-
123-125-127-137-139-149-151-157-161-163-169-173-179-181-183-186-
187-189-203-205-215-219-221-223-510-070840-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOLLINGER BUTLER
CALLAWAY CARTER CRAWFORD
DENT FRANKLIN GASCONADE
HOWELL IRON JEFFERSON
KNOX LEWIS LINCOLN
MADISON MARIES MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY OREGON
OSAGE PERRY PHELPS
PIKE PULASKI RALLS
REYNOLDS RIPLEY ST. CHARLES
STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS
SHANNON SHELBY TEXAS
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 194
VALID 070625Z - 070740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WENDT..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...PAH...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 194
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-013-017-061-083-117-119-133-137-149-157-163-169-171-
070740-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CALHOUN
CASS GREENE JERSEY
MACOUPIN MADISON MONROE
MORGAN PIKE RANDOLPH
ST. CLAIR SCHUYLER SCOTT
$$
MOC007-017-019-023-027-035-051-055-065-071-073-091-093-099-103-
111-113-123-125-127-131-135-137-139-149-151-157-161-163-169-173-
179-181-183-186-187-189-203-205-215-219-221-223-510-070740-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOLLINGER BOONE
BUTLER CALLAWAY CARTER
COLE CRAWFORD DENT
FRANKLIN GASCONADE HOWELL
IRON JEFFERSON KNOX
LEWIS LINCOLN MADISON
MARIES MARION MILLER
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OREGON OSAGE PERRY
PHELPS PIKE PULASKI
RALLS REYNOLDS RIPLEY
ST. CHARLES STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS
ST. LOUIS SHANNON SHELBY
TEXAS WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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 (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
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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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