Tornado Watch 801

Issued

Oct 24, 2001, 5:45 PM EST (22:45 UTC)

Expired

Oct 24, 2001, 11:00 PM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 801
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
623 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2001

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

   EASTERN INDIANA                            
   NORTHERN KENTUCKY                           
   WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OHIO                            
   LAKE ERIE                          

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 645 PM
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.

 ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
 
DAMAGING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CINCINNATI OHIO TO 50
MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND OHIO.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 797.  WATCH NUMBER 797 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 645 PM
EDT.  CONTINUE...WW 798...WW 799...WW 800...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING IN VERY
HIGH SHEAR ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH EJECTING
NEWD ACROSS THE MID MS/LWR OH VLYS.  MAIN CONVECTIVE MODE EXPECTED
TO BE A SQUALL LINE WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS.  STRENGTH OF
DEEP SHEAR /ON THE ORDER OF 70 KTS/ SUGGESTS CONTINUING THREAT FOR
A COUPLE STRONG TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING BOW WINDS/HAIL. 
 
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES.  EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS.  A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23050.

...CORFIDI

415,0804 382,0825 382,0863 415,0842

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.