Tornado Watch 682

Issued

Jul 25, 2005, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)

Expired

Jul 25, 2005, 11:23 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1861Jul 25, 1:31 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1863Jul 25, 1:55 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1866Jul 25, 4:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1872Jul 25, 6:56 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1875Jul 25, 9:09 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 252138
SEL2  
SPC WW 252138
WIZ000-LMZ000-260500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 682
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
440 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005

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

       CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
       LAKE MICHIGAN

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 440 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT 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 APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 115 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAUSAU
WISCONSIN TO 25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF JANESVILLE WISCONSIN.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 677...WW 678...WW 679...WW
680...WW 681...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WI FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING...AS LOW
LEVEL JET STRENGTHENS AND INSTABILITY INCREASES ACROSS WATCH AREA. 
HIGH CAPE VALUES AND FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL/DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR
PROFILES WILL PROMOTE THE RISK OF SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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 25035.


...HART

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