WW 194 SEVERE TSTM IL 070345Z – 071000Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 194 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1045 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and Eastern Illinois * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1045 PM until 500 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of storms will continue to organize and spread east-southeastward across central into eastern Illinois into the overnight. Additional storms may develop behind these storms, potentially resulting in a secondary round of severe storms capable of hail overnight. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of Peoria IL to 20 miles southeast of Champaign IL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 189...WW 190...WW 191...WW 192...WW 193... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 28025. ...Guyer
