162   
WWUS20 KWNS 191714  
SEL7    
SPC WW 191714  
IAZ000-ILZ000-INZ000-200200-  
  
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 57  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1215 PM CDT WED MAR 19 2025  
  
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF   
  FAR EASTERN IOWA  
  NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS  
  WESTERN INDIANA  
  
* EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1215 PM  
  UNTIL 900 PM CDT.  
  
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...  
  A FEW TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE  
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE  
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE  
  
SUMMARY...SCATTERED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP  
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE A FEW  
TORNADOES, DAMAGING GUSTS, AND HAIL.  
  
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES  
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MARSEILLES  
IL TO 60 MILES EAST OF SALEM IL. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE  
WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).  
  
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.  
  
  
  
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL  
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND  
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN  
STORM MOTION VECTOR 22035.  
  
...LEITMAN  
 
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