Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 57

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   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 57
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1215 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Far Eastern Iowa
     Northern and Central Illinois
     Western Indiana

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1215 PM
     until 900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop
   northeast through the early evening. These storms may produce a few
   tornadoes, damaging gusts, and hail.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Marseilles
   IL to 60 miles east of Salem IL. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
   storm motion vector 22035.

   ...Leitman

   SEL7

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 57
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1215 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Far Eastern Iowa
     Northern and Central Illinois
     Western Indiana

   * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1215 PM
     until 900 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Scattered supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop
   northeast through the early evening. These storms may produce a few
   tornadoes, damaging gusts, and hail.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 25 miles west northwest of Marseilles
   IL to 60 miles east of Salem IL. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

   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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
   storm motion vector 22035.

   ...Leitman

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW7 
   WW 57 TORNADO IA IL IN 191715Z - 200200Z
   AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   25WNW MMO/MARSEILLES IL/ - 60E SLO/SALEM IL/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM E/W /30NE BDF - 43N PXV/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.

   LAT...LON 41498739 38638619 38638953 41499087

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU7.

Watch 57 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.