Tornado Watch 14

Issued

Feb 20, 2014, 6:45 PM EST (23:45 UTC)

Expired

Feb 21, 2014, 12:00 AM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

30%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 126 Tornado watch 11Feb 20, 6:29 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 131Feb 20, 9:19 PM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 134Feb 20, 11:38 PM EST

538 
WWUS20 KWNS 202347
SEL4  
SPC WW 202347
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-210500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 14
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
645 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA
  CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  SOUTHWEST OHIO

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 645 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  SEVERAL TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNCIE
INDIANA TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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 9...WW 11...WW 13...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS/SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING/DEVELOPING
RAPIDLY NEWD INTO THE MID OH VLY THIS EVE...WITH MAIN SSW-NNE BAND
JUST AHEAD OF ERN IL COLD FRONT AND ANOTHER ORIENTED MORE SW-NE
ALONG PRE-FRONTAL CONFLUENCE ZONE IN CNTRL KY. STRENGTHENING DEEP
SHEAR AND MODEST LOW-LVL AIR MASS RECOVERY AHEAD OF POTENT MID MS
VLY SHORTWAVE TROUGH SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR DMGG WINDS AND A
CONDITIONAL RISK FOR TORNADOES GIVEN ANY LONGER-LIVED SEMI-DISCRETE
STORMS OR LEWP CIRCULATIONS.

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 400.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23055.


...CORFIDI

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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.