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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 370
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
WESTERN AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING FROM 1205 AM UNTIL 600 AM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OWENSBORO KENTUCKY.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).
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 367...WW 368...WW 369...
DISCUSSION...ENHANCED VERY MOIST SWLY LOW LVL FLOW ACROSS NE AR AND
WRN TN/KY ATTM SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD NE INTO THE LWR OH VLY
OVERNIGHT... AHEAD OF WEAK UPR VORT/AND POSSIBLE MCV IN MO. TSTMS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND POSSIBLY INCREASE ALONG WARM FRONT SEGMENT
OVER PARTS OF IND/N CNTRL KY AS THIS OCCURS. GIVEN VERY MOIST
ENVIRONMENT... SEMI-DISCRETE NATURE OF EXISTING STORMS...AND BACKED
NEAR-SFC FLOW NEAR FRONT...POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR A COUPLE
TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO MARGINALLY SVR HAIL.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
...CORFIDI
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The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW0
WW 370 TORNADO IN KY 110405Z - 111000Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
30NE BMG/BLOOMINGTON IN/ - 35SW OWB/OWENSBORO KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /22SSE IND - 35S PXV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 39458491 37348634 37348890 39458752
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU0.
Watch 370 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 370
VALID 110840Z - 110940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S OWB TO
45 SSW BMG TO 35 SE BMG TO 50 NNE SDF.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1042.
..PETERS..06/11/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 370
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-110940-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-031-061-085-091-093-111-163-183-185-223-110940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON GRAYSON HANCOCK
HARDIN JEFFERSON MEADE
OHIO OLDHAM TRIMBLE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 370
VALID 110745Z - 110840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 S OWB TO
45 SSW BMG TO 35 SE BMG TO 50 WSW LUK.
..PETERS..06/11/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 370
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-110840-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-031-061-085-091-093-111-163-183-185-223-110840-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON GRAYSON HANCOCK
HARDIN JEFFERSON MEADE
OHIO OLDHAM TRIMBLE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 370
VALID 110655Z - 110740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NE PAH TO
10 WSW EVV TO 30 N EVV TO 35 SSW HUF TO 20 WSW HUF.
..PETERS..06/11/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 370
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-139-143-145-147-153-163-
167-173-175-110740-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE RUSH SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER SULLIVAN
VANDERBURGH VIGO WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-031-055-059-061-085-091-093-101-107-111-139-149-163-
177-183-185-223-225-233-110740-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
CRITTENDEN DAVIESS EDMONSON
GRAYSON HANCOCK HARDIN
HENDERSON HOPKINS JEFFERSON
LIVINGSTON MCLEAN MEADE
MUHLENBERG OHIO OLDHAM
TRIMBLE UNION WEBSTER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 370
VALID 110550Z - 110640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..PETERS..06/11/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 370
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-013-019-021-025-027-031-037-043-051-055-061-071-077-079-
081-083-093-101-105-109-117-119-123-125-129-139-143-145-147-153-
163-167-173-175-110640-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DECATUR DUBOIS FLOYD
GIBSON GREENE HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARTIN MONROE MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PERRY
PIKE POSEY RUSH
SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER
SULLIVAN VANDERBURGH VIGO
WARRICK WASHINGTON
$$
KYC027-029-031-055-059-061-085-091-093-101-107-111-139-149-163-
177-183-185-223-225-233-110640-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
CRITTENDEN DAVIESS EDMONSON
GRAYSON HANCOCK HARDIN
HENDERSON HOPKINS JEFFERSON
LIVINGSTON MCLEAN MEADE
MUHLENBERG OHIO OLDHAM
TRIMBLE UNION WEBSTER
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
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Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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