Tornado Watch 279

Issued

Jun 18, 2021, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)

Expired

Jun 18, 2021, 10:48 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

60%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

60%

Ten or more severe hail reports

60%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 996 Severe potential...watch possibleJun 18, 3:37 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 997 Tornado watch 279Jun 18, 4:38 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 999 Tornado watch 279Jun 18, 7:18 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1001 Tornado watch 279...280Jun 18, 8:53 PM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 279
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
400 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  eastern Indiana
  western through central Ohio

* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until
  1100 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely
  Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Cluster of storms including a few supercells will pose a
risk for large hail, damaging wind and a few tornadoes as they
develop eastward through far eastern Indiana into Ohio this
afternoon and evening.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles south southwest of Muncie IN
to 35 miles south southeast of Mansfield OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.

...Dial

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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.