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381 

WWUS20 KWNS 132058

SEL1

SPC WW 132058

ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-140500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 541

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

455 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA

  WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 455 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TO FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY.  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 535...WW 536...WW

537...WW 538...WW 539...WW 540...



DISCUSSION...STRENGTHENING ASCENT AND SSWLY DEEP SHEAR...COUPLED

WITH PERSISTENT...MOIST SLY LOW-LVL MOISTURE RETURN...EXPECTED TO

MAINTAIN A RISK FOR LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND OCCASIONAL TORNADOES ALONG

AND AHEAD OF SRN IL/WRN KY SQLN. A MORE LIMITED/CONDITIONAL SVR

THREAT ALSO WILL EXIST WITH MORE ISOLD STORMS THAT COULD FORM LATER

THIS EVE AHEAD OF SQLN IN CNTRL KY. WHILE WEAK MID-LVL LAPSE RATES

WILL LIMIT COVERAGE/VIGOR OF SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS...THOSE LONGER-LIVED

STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE PRONE TO LEWPS/SMALL BOWS WITH A RISK

FOR BOTH DMGG WIND AND TORNADOES.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20045.





...CORFIDI

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799 

WWUS20 KWNS 132058

SEL1

SPC WW 132058

ILZ000-INZ000-KYZ000-140500-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 541

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

455 PM EDT MON OCT 13 2014



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS

  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA

  WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY



* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 455 PM

  UNTIL 100 AM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TO FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY.  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 535...WW 536...WW

537...WW 538...WW 539...WW 540...



DISCUSSION...STRENGTHENING ASCENT AND SSWLY DEEP SHEAR...COUPLED

WITH PERSISTENT...MOIST SLY LOW-LVL MOISTURE RETURN...EXPECTED TO

MAINTAIN A RISK FOR LOCALLY DMGG WIND AND OCCASIONAL TORNADOES ALONG

AND AHEAD OF SRN IL/WRN KY SQLN. A MORE LIMITED/CONDITIONAL SVR

THREAT ALSO WILL EXIST WITH MORE ISOLD STORMS THAT COULD FORM LATER

THIS EVE AHEAD OF SQLN IN CNTRL KY. WHILE WEAK MID-LVL LAPSE RATES

WILL LIMIT COVERAGE/VIGOR OF SUSTAINED UPDRAFTS...THOSE LONGER-LIVED

STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE PRONE TO LEWPS/SMALL BOWS WITH A RISK

FOR BOTH DMGG WIND AND TORNADOES.



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

SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE

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

450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 20045.





...CORFIDI

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