Tornado Watch 885

Issued

Nov 28, 2005, 12:13 PM EST (17:13 UTC)

Expired

Nov 28, 2005, 7:00 PM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

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• Mesoscale Discussion 2496Nov 28, 11:52 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2500Nov 28, 3:17 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 281712
SEL5  
SPC WW 281712
INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-290000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 885
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1115 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

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

       EXTREME SOUTHEAST INDIANA
       CENTRAL KENTUCKY
       MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1115 AM UNTIL 600
PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 80 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.  FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 884...

DISCUSSION...A NARROW LINE OF LOW-TOPPED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL KY/MIDDLE TN IN ADVANCE OF
THE SURFACE COLD FRONT.  SURFACE TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOWER
70S AND UPPER 50 DEWPOINTS WILL SUPPORT WEAK SURFACE-BASED CAPE...IN
AN ENVIRONMENT OF VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR. DAMAGING WINDS
SHOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH BOWING SEGMENTS...THOUGH A COUPLE OF
TORNADOES MAY OCCUR WITH COMPLEX STRUCTURES IN THE LINE GIVEN 0-1 KM
SRH IN EXCESS OF 300 M2/S2.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21050.


...THOMPSON

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