Tornado Watch 24

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 24
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
11:35 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
TORNADO WATCH 24 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:00 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE:
BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, CRAWFORD, DENT, DUNKLIN,
FRANKLIN, IRON, JEFFERSON, LINCOLN, MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID,
OREGON, PEMISCOT, PERRY, REYNOLDS, RIPLEY, SCOTT, SHANNON, ST. CHARLES, ST.
FRANCOIS, ST. LOUIS, STE. GENEVIEVE, STODDARD, WARREN, WASHINGTON, WAYNE
MISSOURI INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE:
ST. LOUIS CITY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 24
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
11:35 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
PARTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS, MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, PARTS OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY, PARTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI, PARTS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI, PARTS OF
WESTERN TENNESSEE EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 11:35 AM
UNTIL 7:00 PM CST.
TORNADOES, HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 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 NORTH OF SALEM ILLINOIS, TO 60 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH,
SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
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.
DISCUSSION
INTENSE TROUGH AND VERY STRONG JET MAX COUPLED WITH INCREASING GULF MOISTURE
WILL SUPPORT RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT MOVING ACROSS MO AND NWRN AR. SHEAR PROFILES SUPPORT SUPERCELLS AND
TORNADOES ALONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS STORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE EWD ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA.
AVIATION
TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2
INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW
CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23050.
HALES