SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 617
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   110 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN IOWA
          EXTREME NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
          EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 110 PM UNTIL 500 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
   MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   MOLINE ILLINOIS TO 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DUBUQUE IOWA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 616...
   
   DISCUSSION...A VERY LARGE AND INTENSE SUPERCELL WAS LOCATED IN NERN
   IA AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SSEWD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW
   LEVEL SHEAR AS WELL AS A WARMING AND DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER
   MAY SUPPORT A TORNADO THREAT WITH THIS LONG LIVED SUPERCELL. HAIL 3
   INCHES OR LARGER IN SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO
   ANTICIPATED.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33030.
   
   
   ...IMY

   SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 617
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   110 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN IOWA
          EXTREME NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
          EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 110 PM UNTIL 500 PM CDT.
   
   SEVERAL TORNADOES
   SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
   ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE
   SCATTERED LARGE HAIL
   HAIL TO 3.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
   MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   MOLINE ILLINOIS TO 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DUBUQUE IOWA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 616...
   
   DISCUSSION...A VERY LARGE AND INTENSE SUPERCELL WAS LOCATED IN NERN
   IA AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SSEWD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW
   LEVEL SHEAR AS WELL AS A WARMING AND DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER
   MAY SUPPORT A TORNADO THREAT WITH THIS LONG LIVED SUPERCELL. HAIL 3
   INCHES OR LARGER IN SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO
   ANTICIPATED.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33030.
   
   
   ...IMY

   SEL7
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 617
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   110 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          EASTERN IOWA
          EXTREME NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
          EXTREME SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 110 PM UNTIL 500 PM CDT.
   
   TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
   GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
   AREAS.
   
   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE
   MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
   MOLINE ILLINOIS TO 65 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF DUBUQUE IOWA.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
   
   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 616...
   
   DISCUSSION...A VERY LARGE AND INTENSE SUPERCELL WAS LOCATED IN NERN
   IA AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SSEWD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW
   LEVEL SHEAR AS WELL AS A WARMING AND DESTABILIZING BOUNDARY LAYER
   MAY SUPPORT A TORNADO THREAT WITH THIS LONG LIVED SUPERCELL. HAIL 3
   INCHES OR LARGER IN SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE ALSO
   ANTICIPATED.
   
   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33030.
   
   
   ...IMY

   WOUS64 KWNS 241809
   WOU7
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 617
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   110 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009
   
   TORNADO WATCH 617 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   IAC011-019-031-043-045-055-061-065-095-097-103-105-107-113-115-
   139-163-183-242200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0617.090724T1810Z-090724T2200Z/
   
   IA 
   .    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BENTON               BUCHANAN            CEDAR               
   CLAYTON              CLINTON             DELAWARE            
   DUBUQUE              FAYETTE             IOWA                
   JACKSON              JOHNSON             JONES               
   KEOKUK               LINN                LOUISA              
   MUSCATINE            SCOTT               WASHINGTON          
   
   
   ILC161-242200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0617.090724T1810Z-090724T2200Z/
   
   IL 
   .    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   ROCK ISLAND          
   
   
   WIC043-242200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0617.090724T1810Z-090724T2200Z/
   
   WI 
   .    WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   GRANT                
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...
   
   
   

   SAW7 
   WW 617 TORNADO IA IL WI 241810Z - 242200Z
   AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
   35WSW MLI/MOLINE IL/ - 65NNW DBQ/DUBUQUE IA/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM EITHER SIDE /27SE IOW - 40SSE ODI/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 33030.
   
   LAT...LON 41229198 43249211 43299031 41279026
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.
   

Watch 617 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 617

VALID 242155Z - 242240Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

GIVEN SCHEDULED 22Z EXPIRATION...WW 617 WILL BE 
REPLACED BY A NEW WATCH SOON.

..GUYER..07/24/09

ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 617 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ILC161-242240-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ROCK ISLAND	     
$$


IAC011-019-031-043-045-055-061-065-095-097-103-105-107-113-115-
139-163-183-242240-

IA 
.    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     BUCHANAN		 CEDAR		     
CLAYTON 	     CLINTON		 DELAWARE	     
DUBUQUE 	     FAYETTE		 IOWA		     
JACKSON 	     JOHNSON		 JONES		     
KEOKUK		     LINN		 LOUISA 	     
MUSCATINE	     SCOTT		 WASHINGTON	     
$$


WIC043-242240-

WI 
.    WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GRANT		     
$$


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 617

VALID 242035Z - 242140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..GOSS..07/24/09

ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 617 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ILC161-242140-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ROCK ISLAND	     
$$


IAC011-019-031-043-045-055-061-065-095-097-103-105-107-113-115-
139-163-183-242140-

IA 
.    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON		     BUCHANAN		 CEDAR		     
CLAYTON 	     CLINTON		 DELAWARE	     
DUBUQUE 	     FAYETTE		 IOWA		     
JACKSON 	     JOHNSON		 JONES		     
KEOKUK		     LINN		 LOUISA 	     
MUSCATINE	     SCOTT		 WASHINGTON	     
$$


WIC043-242140-

WI 
.    WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GRANT		     
$$


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.
$$

Please visit the National Weather Service Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) for more information on the warnings.

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.