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WWUS20 KWNS 180242 CCA
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SPC WW 180242 CCA
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 133
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1045 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST-CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INDIANA
FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
LAKE MICHIGAN
* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 1045 PM
UNTIL 300 AM EDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
SUMMARY...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL POSE A THREAT FOR SCATTERED
DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF BRIEF EMBEDDED TORNADOES AS
IT MOVES QUICKLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE EVENTUALLY WEAKENING.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 30 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND
IN TO 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TERRE HAUTE IN. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 131...WW 132...
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN
STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
...GLEASON
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