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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Tornado Watch Number 120

NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK

550 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024



The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a



* Tornado Watch for portions of 

  Northern Illinois

  Southern Wisconsin



* Effective this Tuesday afternoon and evening from 550 PM until

  1000 PM CDT.



* Primary threats include...

  A couple tornadoes possible

  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

  Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible



SUMMARY...Scattered storm clusters and a couple of supercells will

be possible this evening into north central Illinois and south

central Wisconsin near a surface warm front.  A couple of tornadoes,

damaging gusts of 60-70 mph and large hail of 1-1.5 inches in

diameter will all be possible through late evening.



The tornado watch area is approximately along and 25 statute miles

east and west of a line from 25 miles north of Janesville WI to 65

miles south southwest of Rockford IL. For a complete depiction of

the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS

WOU0).



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.



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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 116...WW 117...WW

118...WW 119...



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 500. Mean

storm motion vector 23035.



...Thompson