Tornado Watch 162

Issued

May 10, 2016, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)

Expired

May 10, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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

5%

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

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 586May 10, 3:08 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 588May 10, 3:44 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 593May 10, 7:42 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 596May 10, 10:22 PM CDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 102204
SEL2  
SPC WW 102204
ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-TNZ000-110400-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 162
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
505 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
  FAR SOUTHWEST INDIANA
  WESTERN AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 505 PM UNTIL
  1100 PM CDT.

* 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

SUMMARY...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW
SUPERCELLS WITH A RISK FOR TORNADOES...LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND AND
HAIL...EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER WATCH AREA THROUGH
MID-EVENING...WITH EASTWARD MOVEMENT / DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED OVER
TIME.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
OWENSBORO KENTUCKY TO 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE
TENNESSEE.  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 159...WW 160...

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 27030.


...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.