Tornado Watch Issued for the Tri-State

Feb 27, 2024
Thunderstorms are expected ahead of an approaching cold front tonight. Some storms may be severe, with damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes possible.

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 3 AM CST tonight for nonthunderstorm wind gusts to 40 mph possible. Refer to the Advisory for additional details.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 5 AM CST:

NWS

INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY CRAWFORD DAVIESS
DEARBORN DECATUR DUBOIS
FAYETTE FLOYD FRANKLIN
GIBSON GREENE HANCOCK
HARRISON HENDRICKS HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MARION MARTIN MONROE
MORGAN OHIO ORANGE
OWEN PERRY PIKE
POSEY PUTNAM RANDOLPH
RIPLEY RUSH SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER SULLIVAN
SWITZERLAND UNION VANDERBURGH
VIGO WARRICK WASHINGTON
WAYNE

KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ANDERSON BALLARD BOONE
BOURBON BRACKEN BRECKINRIDGE
BULLITT CAMPBELL CARROLL
CRITTENDEN DAVIESS FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GALLATIN GRANT
HANCOCK HARRISON HENDERSON
HENRY JEFFERSON KENTON
LIVINGSTON MASON MCCRACKEN
MCLEAN MEADE NICHOLAS
OLDHAM OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON SCOTT SHELBY
SPENCER TRIMBLE UNION
WEBSTER WOODFORD

ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALEXANDER BOND CLARK
CLAY CLINTON CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND EDWARDS EFFINGHAM
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLATIN
HAMILTON HARDIN JACKSON
JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON
LAWRENCE MADISON MARION
MASSAC MONROE PERRY
POPE PULASKI RANDOLPH
RICHLAND SALINE ST. CLAIR
UNION WABASH WASHINGTON
WAYNE WHITE WILLIAMSON

Here's the projected arrival times of the two storm systems (from the National Weather Service):

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