Tornado Watch 863

Issued

Nov 14, 2005, 10:00 PM CST (04:00 UTC)

Expired

Nov 15, 2005, 5:00 AM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2419Nov 14, 8:56 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2421Nov 15, 2:22 AM CST

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 150400
SEL3  
SPC WW 150400
ARZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-TNZ000-151100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 863
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005

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

       NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA
       WESTERN KENTUCKY
       SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
       NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1000 PM UNTIL
500 AM CST.

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 65 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALNUT RIDGE
ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

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 862...

DISCUSSION...E/W WARM FRONT WILL FOCUS INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.  WITH STRONG SHEAR PROFILES AND AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE
WARM SECTOR SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.  PARAMETERS
FAVORABLE FOR TORNADO POTENTIAL WITH ANY SUPERCELL...PARTICULARLY IN
ENHANCED AREA LOW LEVEL SHEAR VICINITY OF FRONTAL ZONE.

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.


...HALES

371,0910 382,0854 363,0854 352,0910

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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.