ALERT 1 - Tornado Watch

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9:00PM CST

 

Event Start: Not Applicable

Event End: 9:00PM CST, Monday Jan 7, 2008

 

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THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9:00PM CST

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Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Tornado Watch Number 2 Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 235 PM CST Mon Jan 7 2008

 

The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of

 

Parts Of Southeast Iowa Much Of Northern Illinois Small Part Of Northwest Indiana Lake Michigan

 

Effective This Monday Afternoon And Evening From 235 PM Until 900 PM CST.

 

Tornadoes... Hail To 2 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 95 Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 20 Miles Southwest Of Peoria Illinois To 40 Miles North Northwest Of Meigs Field Illinois. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou2).

 

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 1...

 

Discussion... With The Unseasonably Warm And Mdtly Unstable Air Mass Ahead Of Cold Front Across Watch Area And The Very Strong Shear Environment... Severe Thunderstorms Are Likely Nrn IL. IN Addition To The Large Hail And Damaging Winds Threat... A Couple Of Tornadoes Are Likely Associated With The More Discrete Updrafts Now Developing Nern Mo And Nwrn IL.

 

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 450. Mean Storm Motion Vector 23045.

 

... Hales

 

Bulletin Issued: 4:04PM CST, Monday Jan 7, 2008

Bulletin Expired: 9:00PM CST, Monday Jan 7, 2008

 

Best thing about not living in IL anymore: No tornadoes!

 

But batten down the hatches my midwestern friends.

Yeah, nothing quite like driving home and hearing there is a tornado rolling through your town, especially when your town is pretty damn small! Missed us though.

There was a touchdown near my house, no clue where though. I was at work.

It's global warming!!!!111!!!

There was a touchdown near my house, no clue where though. I was at work.

 

Yeah, there was a touch down on the other side of the lake from our vacation house. Either us, his sister, or his brother will need to go up there soon to make sure everything is okay.

 

When I got in from work last night, the dog was hiding in the basement and wouldn't come up until I called his name. Usually as soon as he hears the keys in the lock he is charging for the door. For the first time in about 6-8 months he was jumping all over me in glee that someone was home to protect him against the storm.

Touchdown bears.

Touchdown bears.

 

It's touchdown Razorbacks today. Arkansas has already had one death this morning.

The bad weather plus the bad president (whoops) delayed our flight yesterday for two hours and then caused our normal 2 hour 15 minute flight to be nearly 3 1/2 from Chicago to Austin cuz we had to fly around the weather. Not to mention waiting for Air Force One to leave.