Compact News: NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

Sunday, February 27, 2011

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Tornado Watch 27
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:45:02 -0600

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 27 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1245 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING FROM 1245 AM UNTIL 600 AM EST. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA TO 50 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. 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 24...WW 25...WW 26... DISCUSSION...INTENSE BOW ECHO IN THE STL AREA WILL RACE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE WATCH DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STORMS ARE TRACKING ALONG AND SOUTH OF SURFACE WARM FRONT...WITH POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL ALSO POSE THE RISK FOR QLCS TORNADOES EMBEDDED IN THE SQUALL LINE. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045. ...HART

SPC Tornado Watch 27 Status Reports
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:45:11 -0600

  STATUS FOR WATCH 0027 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET

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