Tornado Watch 417

Issued

Jul 13, 2015, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)

Expired

Jul 14, 2015, 2:00 AM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1399Jul 13, 6:59 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1404Jul 13, 10:22 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1406Jul 13, 11:47 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1407Jul 14, 12:56 AM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 417
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
820 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
  INDIANA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 820 PM
  UNTIL 300 AM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75
    MPH POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2
    INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THIS
REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...SOME OF WHICH WILL BE
SUPERCELLS OFFERING LARGE HAIL...SEVERE GUSTS AND RISK FOR
TORNADOES.  STORMS MAY EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND MERGE...LEADING TO A
GREATER WIND-DAMAGE THREAT WITH TIME.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
TERRE HAUTE INDIANA TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MUNCIE
INDIANA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 411...WW 412...WW
413...WW 414...WW 415...WW 416...

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
650. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.


...EDWARDS

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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.