Tornado Watch 26

Issued

Apr 3, 2018, 1:16 PM EDT (17:16 UTC)

Expired

Apr 3, 2018, 7:33 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

50%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 205Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 206Apr 3, 1:57 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 208Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 209Apr 3, 4:34 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 212Apr 3, 6:38 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 26
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
115 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and Central Indiana
  Northern Kentucky
  Western and Central Ohio

* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 115 PM until
  800 PM EDT.

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

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are intensifying along the IL/IN border, and
will track eastward across the watch area through the afternoon. 
Conditions appear favorable for supercell storms capable of large
hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a strong tornado or two.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles south southwest of Terre
Haute IN to 20 miles south southeast of Columbus OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 25...

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 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.