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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 41
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
235 AM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Central and Southern Indiana
Central Kentucky
Western Ohio
* Effective this Saturday morning from 235 AM until 1000 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A broken band of thunderstorms with embedded supercells
and bowing segments will move east across the Watch area during the
overnight into the early morning. Damaging gusts and tornadoes will
be the primary hazards with the stronger storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast of Muncie IN to
25 miles southeast of Bowling Green KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU1).
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 35...WW 36...WW 37...WW
38...WW 39...WW 40...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 22055.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 41 TORNADO IN KY OH 150635Z - 151400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10ENE MIE/MUNCIE IN/ - 25SE BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /41S FWA - 21SE BWG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22055.
LAT...LON 40308409 36718502 36718718 40308636
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 41 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 41
VALID 151225Z - 151400Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 N LEX TO
35 ENE SDF TO 35 WSW LUK TO 10 NE LUK.
WW 41 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 151400Z.
..SQUITIERI..03/15/25
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 41
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC015-037-077-081-117-187-151400-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CAMPBELL GALLATIN
GRANT KENTON OWEN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 41
VALID 151130Z - 151240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 N BNA TO
25 WNW SDF TO 55 W LUK TO 25 NNW LUK TO 15 ESE DAY.
..SQUITIERI..03/15/25
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 41
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-043-061-077-079-115-137-143-155-151240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN FLOYD
HARRISON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
OHIO RIPLEY SCOTT
SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC003-005-009-015-029-037-041-061-073-077-081-087-093-099-103-
111-117-123-155-163-169-171-179-185-187-211-215-217-223-227-229-
151240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BARREN
BOONE BULLITT CAMPBELL
CARROLL EDMONSON FRANKLIN
GALLATIN GRANT GREEN
HARDIN HART HENRY
JEFFERSON KENTON LARUE
MARION MEADE METCALFE
MONROE NELSON OLDHAM
OWEN SHELBY SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
OHC165-151240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 41
VALID 150750Z - 150840Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 E HUF TO
30 ENE LAF TO 40 SSE VPZ.
..MOORE..03/15/25
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 41
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-011-013-019-023-025-029-031-035-037-041-043-047-057-059-
061-063-065-067-071-077-079-081-093-095-097-105-109-115-117-123-
135-137-139-143-145-155-159-161-175-177-150840-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BOONE BROWN
CLARK CLINTON CRAWFORD
DEARBORN DECATUR DELAWARE
DUBOIS FAYETTE FLOYD
FRANKLIN HAMILTON HANCOCK
HARRISON HENDRICKS HENRY
HOWARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JENNINGS JOHNSON LAWRENCE
MADISON MARION MONROE
MORGAN OHIO ORANGE
PERRY RANDOLPH RIPLEY
RUSH SCOTT SHELBY
SWITZERLAND TIPTON UNION
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC003-005-009-015-027-029-031-037-041-061-073-077-081-085-087-
091-093-099-103-111-117-123-141-155-163-169-171-179-183-185-187-
211-213-215-217-223-227-229-150840-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BARREN
BOONE BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT
BUTLER CAMPBELL CARROLL
EDMONSON FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GRANT GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HART
HENRY JEFFERSON KENTON
LARUE LOGAN MARION
MEADE METCALFE MONROE
NELSON OHIO OLDHAM
OWEN SHELBY SIMPSON
SPENCER TAYLOR TRIMBLE
WARREN WASHINGTON
$$
OHC011-017-037-061-107-109-113-135-149-165-150840-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUGLAIZE BUTLER DARKE
HAMILTON MERCER MIAMI
MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (60%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (20%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (80%)
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For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.