SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 159

WW 159 SEVERE TSTM IL IN KY 271610Z - 272300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 159 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1110 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Illinois Southern and Central Indiana Northern Kentucky * Effective this Monday morning and evening from 1110 AM until 600 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Elevated storms will spread generally eastward and potentially pose a hail risk while damaging wind risk may increase into western/southern Indiana as well as an upstream linear cluster of storms moves into the region. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles east of Lafayette IN to 20 miles west southwest of Owensboro KY. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for 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. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 158... AVIATION...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 27025. ...Guyer Read more