Tornado Watch 195

Issued

May 1, 2002, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 2002, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 011920
SEL5  
SPC WW 011914
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-012300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 195
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
214 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2002

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

   CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS                           
   SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA                            
   NORTHWEST KENTUCKY                           

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
600 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 ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT AFB BELLEVILLE
ILLINOIS TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON INDIANA.

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 194...

DISCUSSION...TORNADO WATCH 195 WILL SUPERSEDE COUNTIES IN WW 194. 
ONGOING SUPERCELLS ARE OR ARE NEARLY SURFACE-BASED ATTM...AND
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY
LARGE HAIL.


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 28035.


...EVANS

370,0863 371,0895 402,0895 401,0863

WWUS20 KWNS 011920
SEL5  
SPC WW 011914
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-012300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 195
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
214 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2002

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

   CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS                           
   SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA                            
   NORTHWEST KENTUCKY                           

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL
600 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 ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT AFB BELLEVILLE
ILLINOIS TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF BLOOMINGTON INDIANA.

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 194...

DISCUSSION...TORNADO WATCH 195 WILL SUPERSEDE COUNTIES IN WW 194. 
ONGOING SUPERCELLS ARE OR ARE NEARLY SURFACE-BASED ATTM...AND
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO VERY
LARGE HAIL.


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 28035.


...EVANS

370,0863 371,0895 402,0895 401,0863

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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.