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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 432
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
945 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 945 AM
until 400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop over eastern
Missouri and western Illinois this morning, tracking northeastward
across the watch area. Large hail and damaging winds are possible,
along with an increasing risk of a few tornadoes with time.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast of Peoria IL
to 30 miles south of Carbondale IL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24035.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 432
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
945 AM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Wednesday morning and afternoon from 945 AM
until 400 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to rapidly develop over eastern
Missouri and western Illinois this morning, tracking northeastward
across the watch area. Large hail and damaging winds are possible,
along with an increasing risk of a few tornadoes with time.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast of Peoria IL
to 30 miles south of Carbondale IL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 24035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 432 TORNADO IL MO 181445Z - 182100Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNE PIA/PEORIA IL/ - 30S MDH/CARBONDALE IL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /17NE BDF - 51ESE FAM/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 41338777 37348779 37349071 41339085
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 432 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 432
VALID 181715Z - 181840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 SSE FAM
TO 5 SE BLV TO 30 SSW SPI TO 30 ESE UIN TO 10 SE MLI.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1345.
..GRAMS..06/18/25
ATTN...WFO...LSX...DVN...ILX...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 432
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-011-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-041-045-047-
049-051-055-057-065-077-079-081-095-101-107-113-115-121-123-125-
129-135-137-139-143-145-147-155-157-159-167-173-175-179-181-183-
185-189-191-199-203-181840-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND BUREAU CASS
CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK
CLAY CLINTON COLES
CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DE WITT
DOUGLAS EDGAR EDWARDS
EFFINGHAM FAYETTE FRANKLIN
FULTON HAMILTON JACKSON
JASPER JEFFERSON KNOX
LAWRENCE LOGAN MCLEAN
MACON MARION MARSHALL
MASON MENARD MONTGOMERY
MORGAN MOULTRIE PEORIA
PERRY PIATT PUTNAM
RANDOLPH RICHLAND SANGAMON
SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL
UNION VERMILION WABASH
WASHINGTON WAYNE WILLIAMSON
WOODFORD
$$
MOC017-031-157-181840-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLLINGER CAPE GIRARDEAU PERRY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 432
VALID 181625Z - 181740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NNW FAM
TO 5 SW ALN TO 45 NNW STL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1345.
..GRAMS..06/18/25
ATTN...WFO...LSX...DVN...ILX...PAH...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 432
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC001-005-009-011-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-041-
045-047-049-051-055-057-061-065-077-079-081-083-095-101-107-109-
113-115-117-119-121-123-125-129-133-135-137-139-143-145-147-149-
155-157-159-163-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-183-185-189-191-199-
203-181740-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BOND BROWN
BUREAU CASS CHAMPAIGN
CHRISTIAN CLARK CLAY
CLINTON COLES CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND DE WITT DOUGLAS
EDGAR EDWARDS EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE FRANKLIN FULTON
GREENE HAMILTON JACKSON
JASPER JEFFERSON JERSEY
KNOX LAWRENCE LOGAN
MCDONOUGH MCLEAN MACON
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MARSHALL MASON MENARD
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PEORIA PERRY
PIATT PIKE PUTNAM
RANDOLPH RICHLAND ST. CLAIR
SANGAMON SCHUYLER SCOTT
SHELBY STARK TAZEWELL
UNION VERMILION WABASH
WASHINGTON WAYNE WILLIAMSON
WOODFORD
$$
MOC017-031-123-157-186-187-181740-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOLLINGER CAPE GIRARDEAU MADISON
PERRY STE. GENEVIEVE ST. FRANCOIS
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Low (20%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (20%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (40%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (30%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (90%)
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
“Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.
