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Tornado Watch 722

October 26, 20104 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Oct 26, 2010, 8:55 AM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 26, 2010, 8:55 AM EDT (12:55 UTC)
Expired: Oct 26, 2010, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Largest hail expected: 1.5 in
Strongest gust expected: 80 kt

All 179 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Bartholomew County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dearborn County, IN, Decatur County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Henry County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jay County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Noble County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Rush County, IN, Scott County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Washington County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Wells County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Adair County, KY, Allen County, KY, Anderson County, KY, Barren County, KY, Bath County, KY, Boone County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Butler County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grant County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Green County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Hart County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Knox County, KY, Larue County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Logan County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Mason County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Meade County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Metcalfe County, KY, Monroe County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Owen County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Russell County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Taylor County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Warren County, KY, Washington County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY, Woodford County, KY, Branch County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Adams County, OH, Allen County, OH, Ashland County, OH, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Darke County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Erie County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Henry County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Madison County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Richland County, OH, Ross County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Warren County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Williams County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What SPC expected

The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.

Two or more tornadoes: 95%
One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes: 60%
Ten or more severe wind reports: 95%
One or more gusts of 65 knots or more: 60%
Ten or more severe hail reports: 20%
One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more: 5%
Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports: 95%

Warnings issued inside it

130 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 26, 9:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Dubois	50 min
Oct 26, 9:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Brown, Daviess, Greene, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence and 4 more	50 min
Oct 26, 9:34 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Brown, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe	41 min
Oct 26, 9:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry	54 min
Oct 26, 9:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Johnson and 5 more	45 min
Oct 26, 9:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Wells	50 min
Oct 26, 9:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe and 2 more	46 min
Oct 26, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	45 min
Oct 26, 10:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Orange, Washington	52 min
Oct 26, 10:11 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby	34 min
Oct 26, 10:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush and 1 more	76 min
Oct 26, 10:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Madison, Rush	30 min
Oct 26, 10:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Ohio	43 min
Oct 26, 10:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble and 3 more	55 min
Oct 26, 10:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Rush, Shelby	51 min
Oct 26, 10:27 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings	48 min
Oct 26, 10:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Crawford, Perry	15 min
Oct 26, 10:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble	29 min
Oct 26, 10:31 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Washington	14 min
Oct 26, 10:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Jay, Wells	55 min
Oct 26, 10:35 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Perry	25 min
Oct 26, 10:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Ohio	23 min
Oct 26, 10:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	64 min
Oct 26, 10:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, Whitley	33 min
Oct 26, 10:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur, Rush, Shelby	28 min
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen, Jay, Wells, Whitley	41 min
Oct 26, 10:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Crawford, Harrison, Perry	26 min
Oct 26, 10:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Mercer	55 min
Oct 26, 10:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott, Washington	38 min
Oct 26, 10:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Ohio, Warren	51 min
Oct 26, 10:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Randolph	35 min
Oct 26, 10:56 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Harrison	19 min
Oct 26, 10:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Ohio	34 min
Oct 26, 10:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union	63 min
Oct 26, 10:58 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	LaGrange, Steuben	47 min
Oct 26, 11:00 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Ohio	15 min
Oct 26, 11:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	43 min
Oct 26, 11:02 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	28 min
Oct 26, 11:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	25 min
Oct 26, 11:08 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Steuben	52 min
Oct 26, 11:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd, Jefferson, Scott	52 min
Oct 26, 11:12 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Clark, Floyd	33 min
Oct 26, 11:12 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Mercer	33 min
Oct 26, 11:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IND	Decatur, Jennings	13 min
Oct 26, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Floyd, Harrison	45 min
Oct 26, 11:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	41 min
Oct 26, 11:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Miami, Shelby	55 min
Oct 26, 11:20 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam	40 min
Oct 26, 11:22 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Harrison	38 min
Oct 26, 11:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Logan and 1 more	52 min
Oct 26, 11:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Union	64 min
Oct 26, 11:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Wood	78 min
Oct 26, 11:29 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley	46 min
Oct 26, 11:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Butler, Logan, Warren	30 min
Oct 26, 11:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Preble	36 min
Oct 26, 11:32 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Hillsdale	43 min
Oct 26, 11:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson	27 min
Oct 26, 11:38 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	37 min
Oct 26, 11:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland	65 min
Oct 26, 11:42 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin	33 min
Oct 26, 11:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren	32 min
Oct 26, 11:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Hillsdale	27 min
Oct 26, 11:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	29 min
Oct 26, 11:51 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	39 min
Oct 26, 11:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CLE	Lucas	38 min
Oct 26, 11:54 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Allen, Putnam	27 min
Oct 26, 11:55 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue	35 min
Oct 26, 11:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Franklin, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	34 min
Oct 26, 11:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Miami, Shelby	62 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Switzerland	31 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin, Hart and 3 more	31 min
Oct 26, 11:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer	31 min
Oct 26, 12:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble	25 min
Oct 26, 12:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Edmonson, Warren	33 min
Oct 26, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Nelson	24 min
Oct 26, 12:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery	62 min
Oct 26, 12:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	45 min
Oct 26, 12:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry	28 min
Oct 26, 12:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Miami, Shelby	43 min
Oct 26, 12:20 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery	40 min
Oct 26, 12:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	51 min
Oct 26, 12:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Warren	34 min
Oct 26, 12:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart and 6 more	32 min
Oct 26, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Nelson, Scott, Shelby and 3 more	46 min
Oct 26, 12:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood and 1 more	66 min
Oct 26, 12:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Woodford	21 min
Oct 26, 12:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	35 min
Oct 26, 12:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Campbell	33 min
Oct 26, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Greene, Logan, Madison and 1 more	60 min
Oct 26, 12:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Crawford, Marion	71 min
Oct 26, 12:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Campbell	54 min
Oct 26, 12:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	64 min
Oct 26, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Mercer, Scott and 1 more	31 min
Oct 26, 1:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Marion, Washington	27 min
Oct 26, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Marion, Metcalfe, Taylor	22 min
Oct 26, 1:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Highland	36 min
Oct 26, 1:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Franklin	62 min
Oct 26, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Erie, Huron, Lorain	82 min
Oct 26, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	35 min
Oct 26, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Highland, Madison, Pickaway, Pike, Ross	62 min
Oct 26, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason, Robertson	61 min
Oct 26, 1:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	20 min
Oct 26, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming	44 min
Oct 26, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Ashland, Knox, Morrow, Richland	89 min
Oct 26, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Marion, Taylor	28 min
Oct 26, 1:32 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fayette, Madison, Pickaway	27 min
Oct 26, 1:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LMK	Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	21 min
Oct 26, 1:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey	32 min
Oct 26, 1:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway	28 min
Oct 26, 1:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Madison	26 min
Oct 26, 1:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	48 min
Oct 26, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Cuyahoga, Medina, Summit	74 min
Oct 26, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	43 min
Oct 26, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway	64 min
Oct 26, 2:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	46 min
Oct 26, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis	33 min
Oct 26, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CLE	Holmes, Wayne	57 min
Oct 26, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	11 min
Oct 26, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland	23 min
Oct 26, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Licking	26 min
Oct 26, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Wayne	31 min
Oct 26, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	53 min
Oct 26, 2:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Wayne	32 min
Oct 26, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Rowan	30 min
Oct 26, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	23 min
Oct 26, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	32 min
Oct 26, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle	34 min
Oct 26, 3:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel	31 min
Oct 26, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	29 min
Oct 26, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Owsley, Perry	31 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 97 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 375 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 26, 4:28 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 43 more	8 hr
Oct 26, 4:38 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick	2 hr
Oct 26, 5:05 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick	8 hr
Oct 26, 7:00 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 86 more	2 hr
Oct 26, 1:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup and 10 more	66 min
Oct 26, 1:36 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 31 more	7 hr
Oct 26, 5:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup and 10 more	90 min
Oct 26, 6:30 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Delta, Menominee	60 min
Oct 26, 10:46 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot and 15 more	59 min
Oct 26, 11:04 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Alcona, Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie and 48 more	4 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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.