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SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 44
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
415 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
much of Indiana
western and central Ohio
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 415 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Strong/severe thunderstorm development is expected over
the next couple of hours across much of Indiana, and spreading into
western Ohio thereafter. Along with large hail and locally damaging
wind gusts, a few tornadoes will also be possible into this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Terre
Haute IN to 35 miles north northeast of Columbus OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 42...WW 43...
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 24035.
...Goss
SEL4
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 44
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
415 PM CDT Thu Mar 14 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
much of Indiana
western and central Ohio
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 415 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Strong/severe thunderstorm development is expected over
the next couple of hours across much of Indiana, and spreading into
western Ohio thereafter. Along with large hail and locally damaging
wind gusts, a few tornadoes will also be possible into this evening.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Terre
Haute IN to 35 miles north northeast of Columbus OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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 42...WW 43...
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 24035.
...Goss
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW4
WW 44 TORNADO IN OH 142115Z - 150400Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
25NNW HUF/TERRE HAUTE IN/ - 35NNE CMH/COLUMBUS OH/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /21NNW TTH - 19N APE/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.
LAT...LON 40728750 41418263 39538263 38848750
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU4.
Watch 44 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 44
VALID 142340Z - 150040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 S DNV TO
40 WNW MIE TO 5 NNE FDY TO 25 W CLE.
..SQUITIERI..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...IWX...IND...ILN...LMK...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 44
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC001-005-011-013-021-023-027-029-031-035-037-041-047-055-057-
059-063-065-071-075-079-081-083-093-095-097-101-105-107-109-117-
119-121-133-135-137-139-145-153-159-161-165-167-177-150040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BARTHOLOMEW BOONE
BROWN CLAY CLINTON
DAVIESS DEARBORN DECATUR
DELAWARE DUBOIS FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY
JACKSON JAY JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MADISON MARION MARTIN
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
ORANGE OWEN PARKE
PUTNAM RANDOLPH RIPLEY
RUSH SHELBY SULLIVAN
TIPTON UNION VERMILLION
VIGO WAYNE
$$
OHC003-011-017-021-023-027-033-037-041-043-045-047-049-057-061-
063-065-073-077-083-089-091-097-101-107-109-113-117-129-135-139-
141-147-149-159-165-175-150040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AUGLAIZE BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLINTON
CRAWFORD DARKE DELAWARE
ERIE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HARDIN HOCKING
HURON KNOX LICKING
LOGAN MADISON MARION
MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY
MORROW PICKAWAY PREBLE
RICHLAND ROSS SENECA
SHELBY UNION WARREN
WYANDOT
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 44
VALID 142255Z - 142340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 S DNV TO
20 ESE FWA TO 30 ESE TOL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 240
..SQUITIERI..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...IWX...IND...ILN...LMK...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 44
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC001-005-009-011-013-021-023-027-029-031-035-037-041-045-047-
053-055-057-059-063-065-067-071-075-079-081-083-093-095-097-101-
105-107-109-117-119-121-133-135-137-139-145-153-157-159-161-165-
167-177-179-142340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BARTHOLOMEW BLACKFORD
BOONE BROWN CLAY
CLINTON DAVIESS DEARBORN
DECATUR DELAWARE DUBOIS
FAYETTE FOUNTAIN FRANKLIN
GRANT GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY
HOWARD JACKSON JAY
JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX
LAWRENCE MADISON MARION
MARTIN MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN ORANGE OWEN
PARKE PUTNAM RANDOLPH
RIPLEY RUSH SHELBY
SULLIVAN TIPPECANOE TIPTON
UNION VERMILLION VIGO
WAYNE WELLS
$$
OHC003-011-017-021-023-027-033-037-041-043-045-047-049-057-061-
063-065-073-077-083-089-091-095-097-101-107-109-113-117-123-129-
135-137-139-141-143-147-149-159-161-165-173-175-142340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AUGLAIZE BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLINTON
CRAWFORD DARKE DELAWARE
ERIE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HARDIN HOCKING
HURON KNOX LICKING
LOGAN LUCAS MADISON
MARION MERCER MIAMI
MONTGOMERY MORROW OTTAWA
PICKAWAY PREBLE PUTNAM
RICHLAND ROSS SANDUSKY
SENECA SHELBY UNION
VAN WERT WARREN WOOD
WYANDOT
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 44
VALID 142230Z - 142340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SQUITIERI..03/14/24
ATTN...WFO...IWX...IND...ILN...LMK...CLE...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 44
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC001-003-005-009-011-013-015-017-021-023-027-029-031-035-041-
045-047-053-055-057-059-063-065-067-069-071-075-079-081-083-093-
095-097-101-103-105-107-109-117-119-121-133-135-137-139-145-153-
157-159-161-165-167-169-171-177-179-181-142340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ALLEN BARTHOLOMEW
BLACKFORD BOONE BROWN
CARROLL CASS CLAY
CLINTON DAVIESS DEARBORN
DECATUR DELAWARE FAYETTE
FOUNTAIN FRANKLIN GRANT
GREENE HAMILTON HANCOCK
HENDRICKS HENRY HOWARD
HUNTINGTON JACKSON JAY
JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX
LAWRENCE MADISON MARION
MARTIN MIAMI MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN ORANGE
OWEN PARKE PUTNAM
RANDOLPH RIPLEY RUSH
SHELBY SULLIVAN TIPPECANOE
TIPTON UNION VERMILLION
VIGO WABASH WARREN
WAYNE WELLS WHITE
$$
OHC003-011-017-021-023-027-033-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-057-
061-063-065-069-073-077-083-089-091-095-097-101-107-109-113-117-
123-125-129-135-137-139-141-143-147-149-159-161-165-173-175-
142340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN AUGLAIZE BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLINTON
CRAWFORD DARKE DEFIANCE
DELAWARE ERIE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GREENE
HAMILTON HANCOCK HARDIN
HENRY HOCKING HURON
KNOX LICKING LOGAN
LUCAS MADISON MARION
MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY
MORROW OTTAWA PAULDING
PICKAWAY PREBLE PUTNAM
RICHLAND ROSS SANDUSKY
SENECA SHELBY UNION
VAN WERT WARREN WOOD
WYANDOT
$$
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 (60%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes |
Low (20%)
|
Wind
| Probability of 10 or more severe wind events |
Mod (50%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots |
Low (20%)
|
Hail
| Probability of 10 or more severe hail events |
Mod (40%)
|
| Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches |
Mod (40%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
| Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events |
High (80%)
|
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.
