Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watches 57, 58, 62 (KY, MO, IN, IL, OH, WV)

NOAA ^ | 3/2/2012

[dirtboy]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 57 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 955 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WESTERN KENTUCKY SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 955 AM UNTIL 600 PM CST.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI TO 25 MILES NORTH OF DANVILLE ILLINOIS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 55...WW 56...

DISCUSSION...A VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT IS DEVELOPING TODAY ACROSS NWD-EXPANDING WARM SECTOR...FEATURING MLCAPE VALUES OF 1000-2500 J/KG...DEEP-LAYER SHEAR OF 50-60 KT AND EFFECTIVE SRH OF 300-600 M2/S2. TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT OVER SERN MO/W-CNTRL IL ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE INTO INTENSE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LONG-TRACKED...SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.

[blueyon]

Prayers for all

[abigailsmybaby]

Looks like you folks are in for a rough day. My daughter and grandkids live in south-central Illinois. Haven’t been able to get ahold of them yet to see what’s going on in their neck of the woods.

[cuban leaf]

Thanks. I’ll keep an eye out. So far it’s just all white...

[nutmeg]

Prayers for all of our FReepers in the path of these horrible storms...

[TSgt]

I've never seen the Cincinnati Tristate at this level of risk before and I watch the weather very closely. I expect a PDS for the Cincinnati Tristate area.

[dirtboy]

The Cincy area got pummelled in the 74 Super Outbreak. My godfather’s lawn literally got roto-tilled by the hail.

[dirtboy]

[TSgt]

It’s only 51 in Cincinnati. I’m curious if there’s enough time and clearing for the temperature to climb into the upper 60’s as predicted?

[pollywog]

AMAZING photo!

[dirtboy]

Check out the fronts on the map I posted. The warm front hasn’t come through your area yet. That is what will add the warmth, humidity and instability.

[abigailsmybaby]

Isn’t that something? I’ve seen hail stones before but never any that big.

[DocRock]

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[LibsRJerks]

Military friends of ours, just posted on FB they were in downtown Huntsville closing on a house and hear the news a tornado is going through their new neighborhood.

What luck. . .

[caww]

Wind advisory clear up here in Western Pa. Currently nothing but expected as these storms move into Ohio etc.

[Strategerist]

Severe damage being reported from northeast of Chattanooga, TN

[TonyInOhio]

New Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch 58 just issued for SE Indiana, SW Ohio, central and northrern Kentucky until 9:00 EST.

[TSgt]

Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Tornado Watch 58

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 58 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 105 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY SOUTHWEST OHIO EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 105 PM UNTIL 900 PM EST. ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 105 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DAYTON OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). 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. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 56...WW 57... DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS DEVELOPING OVER SRN IL AND SERN MO ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD RAPIDLY ENEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITHIN EXPANDING WARM SECTOR ATTENDANT TO STRONG EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER AND VERY STRONG LOW- AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT INTENSE AND LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LONG-TRACKED...SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.

[caww]

Photo of tornado in Huntsville Alabama

http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/241995/3/Severe-Weather-Huntsville-Alabama-tornadoes-reported-as-storms-sweep-across-region

[caww]

Areas at GREATEST RISK during the AFTERNOON HOURS will stretch from southeastern Illinois and central Indiana southward to northern Mississippi and northern Alabama.

Cities within this risk area include:

Indianapolis, Ind.
Dayton, Ohio
Louisville, Ky.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Clarksville, Tenn.
Tupelo, Miss
Huntsville, Ala.

During the EVENING, the GREAtEST RISK for tornadoes will stretch from central Ohio and western West Virginia southward to northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and northwestern Georgia.

Cities within this area include:

Columbus, Ohio
Huntington, W.Va.
Nashville, Tenn.
Rome, Ga.
Birmingham, Al
Jackson, Miss.

[DCBryan1]

STORM CAUSES DAMAGE, MULTIPLE INJURIES, SEVERAL CRITICAL (LIFE FLIGHT CALLED) NEAR LAKE CHICKAMAUGA AND IN BRADLEY AND MCMINN COUNTIES

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Right now (1pm CST) they are clearing an LZ for 2 people, whilst 46 are heading to hospital from a destroyed Baptist church.