Full Notification

Tornado Watch 164 is in effect until 8:00 pm EDT the following counties:
Branch Genesee
Hillsdale
Huron
Ingham
Jackson
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Monroe
**Oakland
Sanilac
Shiawassee
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Tuscola
Washtenaw
***Wayne***

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 164
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
110 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN INDIANA
NORTHERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
WESTERN ANDN NORTHERN OHIO
LAKE ERIE
LAKE HURON

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 110 PM UNTIL
800 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE & ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS AND STORMS
WITH BOWING STRUCTURES...EXPECTED TO MOVE/DEVELOP FAIRLY RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS WATCH AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH A RISK FOR
DAMAGING WIND...A COUPLE TORNADOES...AND SEVERE HAIL.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 120 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA TO 55 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT CLEMENS
MICHIGAN. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

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.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.

For more information: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Northville&state=MI&site=DTX&textField1=42.4365&textField2=-83.4884&e=0#.VVDvFRfD-Uk

A weather watch indicates the potential for severe or damaging weather conditions.