Tornado Watch 35

Issued

Feb 16, 2006, 4:55 PM EST (21:55 UTC)

Expired

Feb 16, 2006, 11:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 150Feb 16, 4:26 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 151Feb 16, 5:55 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 152Feb 16, 6:59 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 154Feb 16, 9:04 PM EST

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WWUS20 KWNS 162156
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SPC WW 162156
INZ000-MIZ000-LMZ000-170400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 35
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
355 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006

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

       MUCH OF INDIANA
       SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
       LAKE MICHIGAN

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 355 PM UNTIL
1000 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 60 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF KALAMAZOO
MICHIGAN TO 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BLOOMINGTON INDIANA.  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 33...WW 34...

DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR AHEAD OF COLD FRONT AND
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW NOW LOCATED NERN IL PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NOW ACROSS CENTRAL IL TO MOVE RAPIDLY NEWD. 
ADEQUATE MOISTURE/INSTABILITY FOR LINES/BOWS PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALSO POSSIBLE GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE SHEAR.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


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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.