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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 219
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
450 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
PARTS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 450 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 213...WW 214...WW
215...WW 216...WW 217...WW 218...
DISCUSSION...DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WRN KY WILL CONTINUE
RAPIDLY NEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. WITH STRONG VEERING SHEAR
PROFILES AND MDT INSTABILITY...SUPERCELLS INCLUDING LARGE HAIL AND
POSSIBLE TORNADOS WILL DEVELOP NEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
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 23035.
...HALES
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 219 TORNADO IL IN KY 262150Z - 270300Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NE BMG/BLOOMINGTON IN/ - 30SE EVV/EVANSVILLE IN/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /25S IND - 32ESE PXV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 39408487 37708576 37708851 39408769
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 219 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 219
VALID 270145Z - 270240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 607
..DEAN..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...PAH...IND...LMK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 219
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC059-165-185-193-270240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GALLATIN SALINE WABASH
WHITE
$$
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-129-139-143-145-147-153-
163-173-175-270240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE POSEY RUSH
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
SULLIVAN VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC003-005-009-027-029-031-061-073-085-087-091-093-099-103-111-
123-141-155-163-169-171-179-183-185-211-213-215-217-223-227-229-
270240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BARREN
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON FRANKLIN GRAYSON
GREEN HANCOCK HARDIN
HART HENRY JEFFERSON
LARUE LOGAN MARION
MEADE METCALF MONROE
NELSON OHIO OLDHAM
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 219
VALID 270040Z - 270140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...PAH...IND...LMK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 219
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC059-165-185-193-270140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GALLATIN SALINE WABASH
WHITE
$$
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-129-139-143-145-147-153-
163-173-175-270140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE POSEY RUSH
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
SULLIVAN VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC003-005-009-027-029-031-061-073-085-087-091-093-099-103-111-
123-141-155-163-169-171-179-183-185-211-213-215-217-223-227-229-
270140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BARREN
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON FRANKLIN GRAYSON
GREEN HANCOCK HARDIN
HART HENRY JEFFERSON
LARUE LOGAN MARION
MEADE METCALF MONROE
NELSON OHIO OLDHAM
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 219
VALID 262350Z - 270040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..04/26/11
ATTN...WFO...PAH...IND...LMK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 219
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC059-165-185-193-270040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GALLATIN SALINE WABASH
WHITE
$$
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-129-139-143-145-147-153-
163-173-175-270040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE POSEY RUSH
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
SULLIVAN VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-031-061-085-091-093-111-141-163-183-185-213-223-227-
270040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON GRAYSON HANCOCK
HARDIN JEFFERSON LOGAN
MEADE OHIO OLDHAM
SIMPSON TRIMBLE WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 219
VALID 262255Z - 262340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..ROGERS..04/26/11
ATTN...WFO...PAH...IND...LMK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 219
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC059-165-185-193-262340-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GALLATIN SALINE WABASH
WHITE
$$
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-129-139-143-145-147-153-
163-173-175-262340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE POSEY RUSH
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
SULLIVAN VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-091-111-163-185-223-262340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT HANCOCK
JEFFERSON MEADE OLDHAM
TRIMBLE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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High (70%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
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% (F2-F5 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.