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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 457
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1210 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Illinois
Central Indiana
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms forming across central Illinois
will track east-southeastward across the watch area through the
afternoon, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of
Springfield IL to 55 miles east southeast of Indianapolis IN. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
...Hart
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 457
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1210 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central Illinois
Central Indiana
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms forming across central Illinois
will track east-southeastward across the watch area through the
afternoon, posing a risk of damaging wind gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 75 miles west of
Springfield IL to 55 miles east southeast of Indianapolis IN. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
28030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 457 SEVERE TSTM IL IN 251710Z - 260000Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
75W SPI/SPRINGFIELD IL/ - 55ESE IND/INDIANAPOLIS IN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /9E UIN - 38NW CVG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28030.
LAT...LON 40579109 40148533 38688533 39129109
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 457 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 457
VALID 252100Z - 252240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 S PIA TO
15 SE SPI TO 40 NNW SLO TO 25 N SLO TO 25 SSW BMG TO 20 ESE BMG
TO 45 NW LUK.
..BENTLEY..06/25/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 457
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-017-021-051-061-101-117-129-135-137-149-159-167-169-
171-252240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CASS
CHRISTIAN FAYETTE GREENE
LAWRENCE MACOUPIN MENARD
MONTGOMERY MORGAN PIKE
RICHLAND SANGAMON SCHUYLER
SCOTT
$$
INC005-013-027-031-071-079-083-093-101-252240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN DAVIESS
DECATUR JACKSON JENNINGS
KNOX LAWRENCE MARTIN
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 457
VALID 252015Z - 252140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 W PIA TO
5 SSW SPI TO 30 NNE SLO TO 40 SSE MTO TO 10 WNW BMG TO 25 ESE IND
TO 15 WNW DAY.
..BENTLEY..06/25/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 457
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-017-021-025-033-051-061-101-117-129-135-137-149-159-
167-169-171-252140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CASS
CHRISTIAN CLAY CRAWFORD
FAYETTE GREENE LAWRENCE
MACOUPIN MENARD MONTGOMERY
MORGAN PIKE RICHLAND
SANGAMON SCHUYLER SCOTT
$$
INC005-013-027-031-055-071-079-081-083-093-101-105-109-119-145-
153-252140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN DAVIESS
DECATUR GREENE JACKSON
JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX
LAWRENCE MARTIN MONROE
MORGAN OWEN SHELBY
SULLIVAN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 457
VALID 251925Z - 252040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 W BMI TO
20 N DEC TO 10 ESE DEC TO 10 WNW MTO TO 5 SSW MTO TO 20 SE MTO TO
30 WSW HUF TO 15 WSW HUF TO 15 NNE HUF TO 25 NW IND TO 20 WNW MIE.
..BENTLEY..06/25/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 457
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-009-017-021-025-033-035-049-051-061-079-101-115-117-129-
135-137-139-149-159-167-169-171-173-252040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CASS
CHRISTIAN CLAY CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND EFFINGHAM FAYETTE
GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE
MACON MACOUPIN MENARD
MONTGOMERY MORGAN MOULTRIE
PIKE RICHLAND SANGAMON
SCHUYLER SCOTT SHELBY
$$
INC005-013-021-027-031-055-063-071-079-081-083-093-097-101-105-
109-119-133-139-145-153-167-252040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLAY
DAVIESS DECATUR GREENE
HENDRICKS JACKSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARION MARTIN MONROE
MORGAN OWEN PUTNAM
RUSH SHELBY SULLIVAN
VIGO
$$
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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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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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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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (40%)
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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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