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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 565

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

255 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA

  CENTRAL KENTUCKY



* EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM EST.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN

KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).



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 561...WW 562...WW

563...WW 564...



DISCUSSION...A BROKEN BAND OF TSTMS ONGOING NEAR THE OH RIVER ARE

EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY EWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS

AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.  THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND

VERY STRONG SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE SUPERCELL STRUCTURES WITH

A RISK FOR A FEW TORNADOES /SOME POSSIBLY STRONG/...DAMAGING WINDS

AND LARGE HAIL.



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 25045.





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