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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 472

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

730 PM EDT FRI SEP 9 2016



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS

  INDIANA



* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 730 PM

  UNTIL 200 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT AND STRENGTHENING

DEEP-LAYER/LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF

SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF TORNADOES THIS EVENING FROM

SOUTH-CENTRAL/EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO INDIANA.



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE

MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALEM

ILLINOIS TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA.  FOR A

COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE

UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).



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.



&&



AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO

500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.





...GUYER

