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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 111
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
625 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN INDIANA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHWEST OHIO
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT FROM 625 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF LONDON
KENTUCKY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 107...WW 108...WW
109...WW 110...
DISCUSSION...NNW-SSE BAND OF STRONG TO SVR STORMS FROM NEAR EVV TO
NEAR BWG EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ENE...WHILE EMBEDDED SUSTAINED
STORMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS MOVE NNE WITHIN IT. GRADUALLY INCREASING
SHEAR AND UVV AS ARKANSAS UPR VORT TURNS ENEWD LATER THIS EVE MAY
SUPPORT A CONTINUED RISK FOR ISOLD TORNADOES AND MARGINALLY SVR
HAIL...DESPITE ONSET OF LOW LVL DIURNAL COOLING.
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 21035.
...CORFIDI
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 111 TORNADO IN KY OH 022225Z - 030400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40ENE BMG/BLOOMINGTON IN/ - 55WSW LOZ/LONDON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /33SE IND - 45WSW LOZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.
LAT...LON 39368480 36778391 36778608 39368705
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 111 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 111
VALID 022345Z - 030040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..JEWELL..04/02/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 111
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-013-019-025-027-029-031-043-055-061-071-077-079-083-093-
101-105-115-117-119-137-143-153-155-175-030040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CRAWFORD DAVIESS DEARBORN
DECATUR FLOYD GREENE
HARRISON JACKSON JEFFERSON
JENNINGS KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE OHIO
ORANGE OWEN RIPLEY
SCOTT SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-005-009-015-017-021-029-037-041-045-049-053-057-065-067-
073-077-079-081-087-093-097-099-103-109-111-113-117-121-123-125-
137-147-151-155-163-167-169-171-173-179-181-185-187-191-197-199-
203-207-209-211-215-217-223-229-231-235-239-030040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ANDERSON BARREN
BOONE BOURBON BOYLE
BULLITT CAMPBELL CARROLL
CASEY CLARK CLINTON
CUMBERLAND ESTILL FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GALLATIN GARRARD
GRANT GREEN HARDIN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
KENTON KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LINCOLN MCCREARY
MADISON MARION MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY NELSON NICHOLAS
OLDHAM OWEN PENDLETON
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SPENCER TAYLOR TRIMBLE
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOODFORD
$$
OHC061-030040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
HAMILTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Mod (30%)
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Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (50%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
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