[LeArc] Weather Watch : 8@ 5/6/2003 11:59:17 AM

Tue, 06 May 2003 11:59:18 -0500

The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.

WWUS20 KWNS 061658
SEL8  
SPC WW 061655 COR
ILZ000-INZ000-MOZ000-062100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 268 
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 
1155 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
       SOUTHWESTER INDIANA
       EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 1155 AM UNTIL
400 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 50 STATUTE MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF FORT
LEONARD WOOD MISSOURI TO 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA.

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 263...WW 266...WW 267...WW
269...

DISCUSSION...SURFACE FRONT NOW EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN IND INTO
CENTRAL MO WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO FOCUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN
FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS...THOUGH LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS FAIRLY WEAK. 
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARY THREATS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 26025.

...EVANS

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