Tornado Watch 562

Issued

Nov 17, 2013, 11:20 AM EST (16:20 UTC)

Expired

Nov 17, 2013, 8:00 PM EST

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Particularly dangerous situation

Yes

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

80%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

70%

Ten or more severe wind reports

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

50%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

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WWUS20 KWNS 171622
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SPC WW 171622
INZ000-KYZ000-MIZ000-OHZ000-LHZ000-LMZ000-180100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 562
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1120 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  INDIANA
  FAR NORTHERN KENTUCKY
  LOWER MICHIGAN
  WESTERN OHIO
  LAKE HURON
  LAKE MICHIGAN

* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1120 AM UNTIL
  800 PM EST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
  NUMEROUS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LIKELY WITH SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT
    GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAGINAW MICHIGAN. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 561...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER IL AND WI ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST/NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH AN INTENSE LARGE-SCALE WEATHER SYSTEM.  GIVEN THE
COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND VERY STRONG VERTICAL
SHEAR...SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES APPEAR LIKELY WITH A RISK
FOR LONG-TRACKED...SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES...CORRIDORS OF WIND DAMAGE
AND LARGE HAIL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24055.


...MEAD

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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.