Tornado Watch 396

Issued

Jul 8, 2015, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)

Expired

Jul 9, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 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

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1326Jul 8, 3:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1332Jul 8, 9:01 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1335Jul 8, 11:40 PM CDT

055 
WWUS20 KWNS 082302
SEL6  
SPC WW 082302
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-MOZ000-090600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 396
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
  SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA
  WESTERN KENTUCKY
  SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 605 PM
  UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS INCREASING IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF
STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND RICH MOISTURE ALREADY FAVORABLE FOR A FEW
TORNADOES...GIVEN SUSTAINED THUNDERSTORMS THAT NOW APPEAR PROBABLE. 
ISOLATED NON-TORNADIC WIND DAMAGE ALSO IS POSSIBLE.  SEVERE-STORM
POTENTIAL SHOULD PEAK WITHIN THE NEXT 3-4 HOURS THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
FARMINGTON MISSOURI TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF OWENSBORO
KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 395...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


...EDWARDS

Tornado Watches in Illinois, 2015Tornado Watches in Missouri, 2015Tornado Watches in Kentucky, 2015Every tornado watch in 2015

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.