Tornado Watch 242

Issued

May 5, 2003, 12:45 AM EDT (04:45 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2003, 6:00 AM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 747May 4, 10:26 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 749May 5, 12:37 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 750May 5, 2:30 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 751May 5, 2:46 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 752May 5, 3:31 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 754May 5, 5:18 AM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 050441
SEL2  
SPC WW 050445
INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-051000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 242 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
1145 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003

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

       EXTREME SOUTHERN INDIANA
       CENTRAL KENTUCKY
       MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 1145 PM UNTIL
500 AM 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 70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHEAST OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 80
MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE 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 237...WW 238...WW 239...WW
240...WW 241...


DISCUSSION...THREAT OF SUPERCELLS/TORNADOES WILL SPREAD EWD FROM WW
239 INTO CENTRAL KY/MIDDLE TN AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NWD AND THE
LOW LEVELS DESTABILIZE.  VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR /0-3 KM SRH IN
EXCESS OF 600 M2/S2/ AND MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT
SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

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 26040.


...THOMPSON

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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.