#USA #Tornadowatch #Corp For our USA friends there is a Tornado watch in place for portions of Souther #Illinois, Southweat #Indiana Western #Kentucky TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 542 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 845 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHWEST INDIANA WESTERN KENTUCKY * EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 845 PM UNTIL 200 AM CDT * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE A FEW LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF PADUCAH KENTUCKY TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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. DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE INCREASING OVER SERN MO AND FAR SRN IL WITHIN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COL FRONT MOVING ACROSS SERN MO. PAH VAD PROFILE EXHIBITS A CLOCKWISE TURNING HODOGRAPH ENHANCED BY BACKED NEAR-SURFACE WINDS NORTH OF A OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT GENERATING A FEW POSSIBLE TORNADOES/STRONG WIND GUSTS. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035. Source: spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0542.html
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 07:32:02 +0000
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