WW 79 TORNADO IL IN KY MO 301945Z – 310300Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 79
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
245 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Illinois
Southwest Indiana
Western Kentucky
Southeast Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 245 PM
until 1000 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify this afternoon over southeast
Missouri and track eastward across southern Illinois and western
Kentucky. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are possible along
this line.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles north of Poplar Bluff MO to
10 miles northeast of Owensboro KY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 76...WW 77...WW 78...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24035.
...Hart
