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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 68
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
450 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Monday afternoon from 450 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify this afternoon and evening,
building eastward along a boundary across central Missouri/Illinois.
Supercells capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few
tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of Jefferson City
MO to 35 miles south of Danville IL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 64...WW 65...WW 66...WW
67...
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 25030.
...Hart
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 68
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
450 PM CDT Mon Apr 1 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central Illinois
Eastern Missouri
* Effective this Monday afternoon from 450 PM until Midnight CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify this afternoon and evening,
building eastward along a boundary across central Missouri/Illinois.
Supercells capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a few
tornadoes are possible.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles
north and south of a line from 40 miles southwest of Jefferson City
MO to 35 miles south of Danville IL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 64...WW 65...WW 66...WW
67...
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 25030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 68 TORNADO IL MO 012150Z - 020500Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40SW JEF/JEFFERSON CITY MO/ - 35S DNV/DANVILLE IL/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /43SSW COU - 20NW TTH/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
LAT...LON 38919267 40418760 38978760 37479267
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 68 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 68
VALID 020330Z - 020440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WSW JEF
TO 40 ENE JEF TO 35 NE ALN TO 25 SSE DNV.
..BENTLEY..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-117-119-121-133-135-139-159-163-173-189-020440-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACOUPIN
MADISON MARION MONROE
MONTGOMERY MOULTRIE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC055-071-073-099-105-125-151-161-169-183-189-219-221-510-
020440-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CRAWFORD FRANKLIN GASCONADE
JEFFERSON LACLEDE MARIES
OSAGE PHELPS PULASKI
ST. CHARLES ST. LOUIS WARREN
WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 68
VALID 020230Z - 020340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 W JEF TO
20 E COU TO 40 NW STL TO 15 SSW DEC TO 20 ESE DNV.
..BENTLEY..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-117-119-121-133-135-139-159-163-173-189-020340-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACOUPIN
MADISON MARION MONROE
MONTGOMERY MOULTRIE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC027-051-055-071-073-099-105-113-125-135-139-151-161-169-183-
189-219-221-510-020340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CALLAWAY COLE CRAWFORD
FRANKLIN GASCONADE JEFFERSON
LACLEDE LINCOLN MARIES
MONITEAU MONTGOMERY OSAGE
PHELPS PULASKI ST. CHARLES
ST. LOUIS WARREN WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 68
VALID 020150Z - 020240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 E SZL TO
10 E DNV.
..WEINMAN..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-117-119-121-133-135-139-159-163-173-189-020240-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACOUPIN
MADISON MARION MONROE
MONTGOMERY MOULTRIE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-099-105-113-125-135-139-151-161-
163-169-183-189-219-221-510-020240-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
GASCONADE JEFFERSON LACLEDE
LINCOLN MARIES MONITEAU
MONTGOMERY OSAGE PHELPS
PIKE PULASKI ST. CHARLES
ST. LOUIS WARREN WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 68
VALID 020045Z - 020140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 329
..WEINMAN..04/02/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-115-117-119-121-133-135-137-139-149-159-163-167-171-173-
189-020140-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACON
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCOTT
SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-099-105-113-125-127-135-137-139-
151-161-163-169-173-183-189-205-219-221-510-020140-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
GASCONADE JEFFERSON LACLEDE
LINCOLN MARIES MARION
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OSAGE PHELPS PIKE
PULASKI RALLS ST. CHARLES
ST. LOUIS SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 68
VALID 012355Z - 020040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 329
..WEINMAN..04/01/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-115-117-119-121-133-135-137-139-149-159-163-167-171-173-
189-020040-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACON
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCOTT
SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-099-105-113-125-127-135-137-139-
151-161-163-169-173-183-189-205-219-221-510-020040-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
GASCONADE JEFFERSON LACLEDE
LINCOLN MARIES MARION
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OSAGE PHELPS PIKE
PULASKI RALLS ST. CHARLES
ST. LOUIS SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 68
VALID 012250Z - 012340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..WEINMAN..04/01/24
ATTN...WFO...LSX...ILX...SGF...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 68
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ILC005-013-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-041-045-049-051-061-079-
083-101-115-117-119-121-133-135-137-139-149-159-163-167-171-173-
189-012340-
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOND CALHOUN CHRISTIAN
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
COLES CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND
DOUGLAS EDGAR EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE GREENE JASPER
JERSEY LAWRENCE MACON
MACOUPIN MADISON MARION
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
MOULTRIE PIKE RICHLAND
ST. CLAIR SANGAMON SCOTT
SHELBY WASHINGTON
$$
MOC007-019-027-051-055-071-073-099-105-113-125-127-135-137-139-
151-161-163-169-173-183-189-205-219-221-510-012340-
MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY
COLE CRAWFORD FRANKLIN
GASCONADE JEFFERSON LACLEDE
LINCOLN MARIES MARION
MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY
OSAGE PHELPS PIKE
PULASKI RALLS ST. CHARLES
ST. LOUIS SHELBY WARREN
WASHINGTON
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ST. LOUIS CITY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (70%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
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.