WW 25 TORNADO IA IL IN WI LM 272155Z – 280400Z
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 25
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
355 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Iowa
Northern Illinois
Northwest Indiana
Southeast Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 355 PM until
1000 PM CST.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY…Thunderstorms will intensify across the watch area in the
next hour or two, with a few supercells possible. Very large hail
and a tornado or two are the main threats through the evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 80 miles west of Marseilles IL to 35
miles north of Valparaiso IN. 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.
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AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.
…Hart
