URGENT TORNADO WARNING INDIANA KENTUCKY ARKANSAS

INDIANA (Hollywood Backstage) - An URGENT Tornado Warning has been issued for portions of Central Indiana, Southern Indiana and West Central Kentucky.

Hail is predicted to fall as large as one inch in diameter.

Tornados have already whipped through Arkansas in Van Buren County -- about 75 miles north of Little Rock. One person has been reported killed and dozens injured. Three mobile homes were destroyed.

Damage to structures is predicted due to extreme high winds and extreme weather conditions. An Aviation Warning has been issued for extreme turbulence in the area.

Heavy Rain, Hail and Thundershowers will continue.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 121

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
215 AM EDT SAT MAY 1 2010

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WEST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING FROM 215 AM UNTIL 800 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF OWENSBORO KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA.

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.

DISCUSSION...LINE OF SVR TSTMS FCST TO CONTINUE MOVING EWD TO NEWD ACROSS WW AREA...WITH MAIN CONCERN BEING DAMAGING GUSTS.

NARROW CORRIDOR OF NEARLY SFC-BASED BUOYANCY...
STG LOW-LEVEL AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR...
AND POTENTIAL FOR STG ASCENT ALONG LEADING EDGE OF THIS ACTIVITY ALSO PORTENDS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SHORT-LIVED/QLCS TORNADOES...

FOR ANOTHER 2-3 HOURS.

OVERALL SVR THREAT FCST TO DIMINISH AS ACTIVITY MOVES INTO ERN PORTIONS WW WHERE IT WILL MOVE OVER PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER MLCINH.

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 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.