Tornado Watch 454

Issued

Aug 24, 2016, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

20%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

60%

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1583Aug 24, 6:03 PM EDT
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• Mesoscale Discussion 1585Aug 24, 8:18 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1587Aug 24, 10:48 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 454
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
310 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  INDIANA
  EXTREME WEST CENTRAL OHIO

* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM
  UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS
EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON
AND APPROACH THE INDIANA/OHIO STATE LINE BY THIS EVENING.  THE
STORMS WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A COUPLE OF TORNADOES AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH AND MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR
MASS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
MUNCIE INDIANA TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA.  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 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025.


...WEISS

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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.