Tornado Watch 142

Issued

Apr 20, 2003, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)

Expired

Apr 20, 2003, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 516Apr 20, 2:00 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 520Apr 20, 4:29 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 522Apr 20, 7:04 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 524Apr 20, 8:48 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 526Apr 20, 9:57 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 202132
SEL2  
SPC WW 202135
INZ000-KYZ000-210300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 142
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
435 PM CDT SUN APR 20 2003

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

   SOUTHERN INDIANA                            
   CENTRAL KENTUCKY                           

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 435 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 ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY TO 25
MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY.

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 138...WW 139...WW
140...WW 141...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN IND AND WESTERN KY.  A FEW OF THESE CELLS HAVE DEVELOPED
INTO SUPERCELLS...CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  VERY
STRONG LOW/MID LEVEL WINDS AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY SUGGEST THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THIS REGION AS WELL.

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 24035.

...HART

383,0842 363,0845 363,0870 383,0863

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.