{"id":36057,"date":"2013-04-18T09:47:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=36057"},"modified":"2013-04-18T09:47:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T13:47:53","slug":"more-on-the-tornado-watch-and-possible-severe-weather-headed-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/04\/18\/more-on-the-tornado-watch-and-possible-severe-weather-headed-our-way\/","title":{"rendered":"More on the Tornado Watch and possible severe weather headed our way"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>From the National Weather Service:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>URGENT &#8211; IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED<br \/>\nTORNADO WATCH NUMBER 123<br \/>\nNWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK<br \/>\n935 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<pre>THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A<\/pre>\n<p>* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF<br \/>\nEASTERN ILLINOIS<br \/>\nCENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA<br \/>\nSOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN<br \/>\nNORTHWEST OHIO OHIO<br \/>\nLAKE MICHIGAN<\/p>\n<p>* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 935 AM UNTIL<br \/>\n500 PM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE&#8230;<br \/>\nSEVERAL INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY<br \/>\nSEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE<br \/>\nA FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE<\/p>\n<p>THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES<br \/>\nEAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SOUTH BEND<br \/>\nINDIANA TO 60 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA.<br \/>\nFOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH<br \/>\nOUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>REMEMBER&#8230;A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR<br \/>\nTORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.<br \/>\nPERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING<br \/>\nWEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND<br \/>\nPOSSIBLE WARNINGS.<\/p>\n<p>OTHER WATCH INFORMATION&#8230;CONTINUE&#8230;WW 122&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>DISCUSSION&#8230;DISCRETE SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF<br \/>\nTHE INTENSIFYING PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE THAT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE<br \/>\nNORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS MORNING. GIVEN THE<br \/>\nSTRENGTH OF THE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR&#8230;A FEW TORNADOES ARE<br \/>\nPOSSIBLE&#8230;BOTH IN SUPERCELLS AND WITHIN MESO VORTICES EMBEDDED<br \/>\nWITHIN THE LINE. ACTIVITY MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO<br \/>\nLOCALLY EXTREME WIND DAMAGE&#8230;REGARDLESS OF WHETHER TORNADIC OR<br \/>\nSTRAIGHT LINE IN NATURE<\/p>\n<p>AVIATION&#8230;TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL<br \/>\nSURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE<br \/>\nWIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO<br \/>\n500. 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