SPC Tornado Watch 70

WW 70 TORNADO IL IN KY MO 301700Z – 310000Z

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 70
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
100 PM EDT Sun Mar 30 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southern into east central Illinois
  Central and southwest Indiana
  Extreme northwest Kentucky
  Extreme southeast Missouri

* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until
  800 PM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A band of thunderstorms is expected to intensify this
afternoon from Illinois into Indiana while spreading northeastward. 
Damaging winds of 60-70 mph will become the most common threat with
bowing segments.  Embedded circulations, and any supercells that
form ahead of the line, will pose a tornado (possibly an isolated
strong tornado) and large hail threat (1-2 inch diameter).

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 30 miles east northeast of Danville IL
to 15 miles southeast of Carbondale IL. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

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 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 23045.

...Thompson

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