Tornado Watch 155

Issued

May 14, 2014, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)

Expired

May 14, 2014, 10:40 PM EDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

80%

• Mesoscale Discussion 597May 14, 11:37 AM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 600May 14, 3:07 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 602May 14, 5:50 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 605May 14, 9:33 PM EDT

706 
WWUS20 KWNS 141724
SEL5  
SPC WW 141724
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-WVZ000-LEZ000-150100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 155
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
125 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR SOUTHEAST INDIANA
  NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
  OHIO
  WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA
  LAKE ERIE

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 125 PM
  UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
CINCINNATI OHIO TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLEVELAND OHIO.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 153...WW 154...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A SW-NE-ORIENTED
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT SITUATED OVER CENTRAL PARTS OF KY/OH.
HERE...THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS
/I.E. MLCAPE OF 1000-2000 J PER KG/ AND STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL AND
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR ENVIRONMENT SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.


...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.