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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 211

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

555 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of

  Northwest Indiana

  Extreme southwest Lower Michigan

  Lake Michigan



* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 555 PM until

  1000 PM EDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible



SUMMARY...A broken band of storms moving into northwest Indiana and

southern Lake Michigan will persist for another few hours before

weakening.  In the meantime, the storm environment will continue to

support supercells capable of producing isolated large hail,

damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles

east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Valparaiso IN to 60

miles south southeast of Valparaiso IN. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU1).



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 207...WW 208...WW

209...WW 210...



AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail

surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind

gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean

storm motion vector 26025.



...Thompson

