Tornado Watch 342

Issued

May 24, 2000, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2000, 12:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

000 
WWUS9 KMKC 242250
MKC WW 242250
ILZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-250500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 342
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
550 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2000

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   SOUTHERN ILLINOIS                           
   WESTERN AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY                           
   NORTH MIDDLE AND EASTERN TENNESSEE                          

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 600 PM
UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CARBONDALE
ILLINOIS TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE.

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 338...WW 339...WW
340...WW 341...

DISCUSSION...LINE OF SUPERCELLS INCREASING ACROSS WATCH AREA NEAR
AXIS OF 3000 TO 4000 J/KG CAPES. MID LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW NEAR
40 KT RESULTING IN FAVORABLE SHEAR FOR CONTINUED SUPERCELL
FORMATION WITH A FEW TORNADOES AND SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND EVENTS.

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 31035.

...ROGASH

;352*,0833 363,0892 380,0892 365,0833;

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.