THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY EASTERN TENNESSEE FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA * EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS WITH A FEW VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF JACKSON KENTUCKY TO 10 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). 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 292...WW 293...WW 294... DISCUSSION...ON THE IMMEDIATE PERIPHERY OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY...SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE TSTMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP GENERALLY EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN A RELATIVELY MOIST/UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. BOUTS OF WIND DAMAGE/SEVERE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH A SUPERCELL/TORNADO RISK WILL EXIST IN AREAS SUCH AS FAR SOUTH-CENTRAL KY THIS AFTERNOON. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025. ...GUYER/CORFIDI
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:06:59 +0000