2/27 TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 400 PM

Posted on 27th Feb 2023

INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BARTHOLOMEW BENTON BLACKFORD BOONE BROWN CARROLL CASS CLAY CLINTON DECATUR DELAWARE FOUNTAIN FULTON GRANT HAMILTON HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY HOWARD JASPER JAY JOHNSON MADISON MARION MIAMI MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN NEWTON OWEN PARKE PULASKI PUTNAM RANDOLPH RUSH SHELBY TIPPECANOE TIPTON VERMILLION VIGO WABASH WARREN WHITE

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Eastern Illinois Central and northern Indiana

* Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 1105 AM until 400 PM EST.

* Primary threats include... A couple tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible

SUMMARY...Low-topped supercells may produce a couple tornadoes and damaging winds as they spread eastward across parts of Illinois and Indiana through this afternoon. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 5 miles northwest of Champaign IL to 20 miles south southeast of Muncie IN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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.