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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 198
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
700 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Illinois
Southern Indiana
Central and Western Kentucky
Southeast Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 700 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are beginning to develop
across the watch area. These storms will organize into supercells,
capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes through
the evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles east of Lexington KY to 5
miles northwest of Cape Girardeau MO. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 195...WW 196...WW 197...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.
...Hart
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 198
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
700 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Illinois
Southern Indiana
Central and Western Kentucky
Southeast Missouri
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 700 PM
until 200 AM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms are beginning to develop
across the watch area. These storms will organize into supercells,
capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes through
the evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 30 miles east of Lexington KY to 5
miles northwest of Cape Girardeau MO. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 195...WW 196...WW 197...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 198 TORNADO IL IN KY MO 080000Z - 080700Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
30E LEX/LEXINGTON KY/ - 5NW CGI/CAPE GIRARDEAU MO/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /60N LOZ - 37SE FAM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
LAT...LON 37098405 36338963 38218963 38978405
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 198 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 198
VALID 080645Z - 080740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 W CGI TO
30 SW EVV TO 10 WNW SDF TO 35 N LEX TO 40 SE LUK.
..BROYLES..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...PAH...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 198
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC003-069-087-127-151-153-080740-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER HARDIN JOHNSON
MASSAC POPE PULASKI
$$
KYC001-003-005-007-009-011-017-021-027-029-031-033-035-039-045-
047-049-053-055-057-059-061-067-069-073-075-079-083-085-087-091-
093-097-099-103-105-107-111-113-123-137-139-141-143-145-149-151-
155-157-163-167-169-171-173-177-179-181-183-185-205-207-209-211-
213-215-217-219-221-225-227-229-233-239-080740-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BALLARD BARREN BATH
BOURBON BOYLE BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CASEY
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLINTON
CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND DAVIESS
EDMONSON FAYETTE FLEMING
FRANKLIN FULTON GARRARD
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENRY HICKMAN
HOPKINS JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
LARUE LINCOLN LIVINGSTON
LOGAN LYON MCCRACKEN
MCLEAN MADISON MARION
MARSHALL MEADE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
MUHLENBERG NELSON NICHOLAS
OHIO OLDHAM ROWAN
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
TODD TRIGG UNION
WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER
WOODFORD
$$
MOC023-133-143-201-207-080740-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
SCOTT STODDARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 198
VALID 080425Z - 080540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...PAH...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 198
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-081-087-127-151-153-165-181-185-191-
193-199-080540-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN
GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC
POPE PULASKI SALINE
UNION WABASH WAYNE
WHITE WILLIAMSON
$$
INC019-025-037-043-051-061-077-117-123-125-129-143-147-163-173-
175-080540-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD GIBSON HARRISON
JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY
PIKE POSEY SCOTT
SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-007-009-011-017-021-027-029-031-033-035-039-045-
047-049-053-055-057-059-061-067-069-073-075-079-083-085-087-091-
093-097-099-101-103-105-107-111-113-123-137-139-141-143-145-149-
151-155-157-163-167-169-171-173-177-179-181-183-185-207-209-211-
213-215-217-219-221-223-225-227-229-233-239-080540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BALLARD BARREN BATH
BOURBON BOYLE BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CASEY
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLINTON
CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND DAVIESS
EDMONSON FAYETTE FLEMING
FRANKLIN FULTON GARRARD
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENDERSON HENRY
HICKMAN HOPKINS JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
LIVINGSTON LOGAN LYON
MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY MUHLENBERG NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
TODD TRIGG TRIMBLE
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WOODFORD
$$
MOC023-133-143-201-207-080540-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
SCOTT STODDARD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 198
VALID 080325Z - 080440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...PAH...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 198
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-081-087-127-151-153-165-181-185-191-
193-199-080440-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN
GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC
POPE PULASKI SALINE
UNION WABASH WAYNE
WHITE WILLIAMSON
$$
INC019-025-037-043-051-061-077-117-123-125-129-143-147-163-173-
175-080440-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD GIBSON HARRISON
JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY
PIKE POSEY SCOTT
SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-007-009-011-017-021-027-029-031-033-035-039-045-
047-049-053-055-057-059-061-067-069-073-075-079-083-085-087-091-
093-097-099-101-103-105-107-111-113-123-137-139-141-143-145-149-
151-155-157-163-167-169-171-173-177-179-181-183-185-207-209-211-
213-215-217-219-221-223-225-227-229-233-239-080440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BALLARD BARREN BATH
BOURBON BOYLE BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CASEY
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLINTON
CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND DAVIESS
EDMONSON FAYETTE FLEMING
FRANKLIN FULTON GARRARD
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENDERSON HENRY
HICKMAN HOPKINS JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
LIVINGSTON LOGAN LYON
MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY MUHLENBERG NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
TODD TRIGG TRIMBLE
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WOODFORD
$$
MOC023-133-143-201-207-080440-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
SCOTT STODDARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 198
VALID 080145Z - 080240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...PAH...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 198
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-081-087-127-151-153-165-181-185-191-
193-199-080240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN
GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC
POPE PULASKI SALINE
UNION WABASH WAYNE
WHITE WILLIAMSON
$$
INC019-025-037-043-051-061-077-117-123-125-129-143-147-163-173-
175-080240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD GIBSON HARRISON
JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY
PIKE POSEY SCOTT
SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-007-009-011-017-021-027-029-031-033-035-039-045-
047-049-053-055-057-059-061-067-069-073-075-079-083-085-087-091-
093-097-099-101-103-105-107-111-113-123-137-139-141-143-145-149-
151-155-157-163-167-169-171-173-177-179-181-183-185-207-209-211-
213-215-217-219-221-223-225-227-229-233-239-080240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BALLARD BARREN BATH
BOURBON BOYLE BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CASEY
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLINTON
CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND DAVIESS
EDMONSON FAYETTE FLEMING
FRANKLIN FULTON GARRARD
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENDERSON HENRY
HICKMAN HOPKINS JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
LIVINGSTON LOGAN LYON
MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY MUHLENBERG NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
TODD TRIGG TRIMBLE
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WOODFORD
$$
MOC023-133-143-201-207-080240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
SCOTT STODDARD
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 198
VALID 080100Z - 080240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BENTLEY..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...PAH...LMK...JKL...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 198
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-081-087-127-151-153-165-181-185-191-
193-199-080240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN
GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN
JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC
POPE PULASKI SALINE
UNION WABASH WAYNE
WHITE WILLIAMSON
$$
INC019-025-037-043-051-061-077-117-123-125-129-143-147-163-173-
175-080240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD GIBSON HARRISON
JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY
PIKE POSEY SCOTT
SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-007-009-011-017-021-027-029-031-033-035-039-045-
047-049-053-055-057-059-061-067-069-073-075-079-083-085-087-091-
093-097-099-101-103-105-107-111-113-123-137-139-141-143-145-149-
151-155-157-163-167-169-171-173-177-179-181-183-185-207-209-211-
213-215-217-219-221-223-225-227-229-233-239-080240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BALLARD BARREN BATH
BOURBON BOYLE BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT BUTLER CALDWELL
CALLOWAY CARLISLE CASEY
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLINTON
CRITTENDEN CUMBERLAND DAVIESS
EDMONSON FAYETTE FLEMING
FRANKLIN FULTON GARRARD
GRAVES GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENDERSON HENRY
HICKMAN HOPKINS JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
LIVINGSTON LOGAN LYON
MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MADISON
MARION MARSHALL MEADE
MERCER METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY MUHLENBERG NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
RUSSELL SCOTT SHELBY
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
TODD TRIGG TRIMBLE
UNION WARREN WASHINGTON
WEBSTER WOODFORD
$$
MOC023-133-143-201-207-080240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID
SCOTT STODDARD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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% (EF2-EF5 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.