Tornado Watch 511

Issued

Nov 5, 2017, 12:08 PM EST (17:08 UTC)

Expired

Nov 5, 2017, 7:00 PM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:12 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

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

70%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

40%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 511
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1210 PM EST Sun Nov 5 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central Indiana
  Northern and Western Ohio
  Lake Erie

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM until
  700 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are intensifying over Indiana, and will
track eastward across the watch this afternoon and early evening. 
Damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are the main threats.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
east and west of a line from 15 miles southeast of Bloomington IN to
45 miles west northwest of Cleveland OH. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).

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 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25035.

...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.