Tornado Watch 44

Issued

Mar 15, 2016, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

3 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

70%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

50%

Ten or more severe wind reports

50%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

95%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

50%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 216Mar 15, 2:24 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 218Mar 15, 6:29 PM CDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 44
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
330 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  SOUTHEAST IOWA
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  NORTHEAST MISSOURI

* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 330 PM UNTIL
  900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL
    EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OVER
NORTHEAST MO AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW INTENSE
SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 95 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
QUINCY ILLINOIS TO 20 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MARSEILLES
ILLINOIS.  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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...HART

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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.