Tornado Watch 643

Issued

Dec 28, 2025, 2:47 PM CST (20:47 UTC)

Expired

Dec 28, 2025, 8:31 PM CST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

60%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 2281 Severe potential...watch possibleDec 28, 1:18 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2282 Tornado watch 643Dec 28, 3:49 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 2284 Tornado watch 643Dec 28, 6:58 PM CST

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 643
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern and Central Illinois
  Western and Central Indiana
  Western Kentucky
  Far Southeast Missouri

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until
  900 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible

SUMMARY...A broken line of thunderstorms will move quickly
east-northeastward this afternoon and evening while posing a threat
for scattered severe/damaging winds up to 65-75 mph and a couple of
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Lafayette
IN to 5 miles southeast of Paducah KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 26045.

...Gleason

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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.