Tornado Watch 253

Issued

May 5, 2003, 12:20 PM CDT (17:20 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2003, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 759May 5, 9:19 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 761May 5, 10:12 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 764May 5, 11:59 AM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 768May 5, 2:47 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 770May 5, 4:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 773May 5, 6:33 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 774May 5, 6:47 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 051720
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SPC WW 051720
INZ000-KYZ000-060000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 253 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
1220 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

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

       FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA
       KENTUCKY

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1220 PM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN
KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 249. WATCH NUMBER 249 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
1220 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 250...WW 251...WW 252...


DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE DEVELOPING WITHIN MODERATE TO
STRONGLY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED WARM SECTOR ACROSS WRN/CENTRAL
KY.  SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS AND
TORNADOES. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM S-CENTRAL OH SEWD INTO
CENTRAL KY AND MAY ENHANCE THE SUPERCELL/TORNADO THREAT IN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS NEAR IT. 

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.


...EVANS

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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.