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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 323
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
320 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
NORTHERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN OHIO
NORTHERN AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL
1100 PM EDT.
HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA TO 50 MILES EAST OF PARKERSBURG
WEST VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 321...WW 322...
DISCUSSION...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHING E-W ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA/OHIO.
MODERATE INSTABILITY AND 20-30 KT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE HAIL AND A DAMAGING WIND THREAT INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
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 27020.
...IMY
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 323 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH WV 021920Z - 030300Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
25SSW HUF/TERRE HAUTE IN/ - 50E PKB/PARKERSBURG WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM N/S /25SSW TTH - 32NW EKN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27020.
LAT...LON 39978750 40208048 38478048 38258750
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 323 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 323
VALID 030235Z - 030340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE EVV TO
40 S BMG TO 40 NNW SDF TO 50 WNW LUK TO 35 SE MIE TO 30 NNW DAY
TO 30 N CMH TO 15 NW ZZV TO 15 N UNI TO 45 N JKL.
..HURLBUT..06/03/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...RLX...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 323
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-037-041-047-077-115-117-137-143-155-161-175-030340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN DUBOIS
FAYETTE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON
OHIO ORANGE RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND UNION
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-223-030340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-057-061-071-
073-089-097-109-113-129-131-135-141-145-159-165-030340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLERMONT
CLINTON DARKE DELAWARE
FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GREENE HAMILTON HIGHLAND
HOCKING LICKING MADISON
MIAMI MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 323
VALID 030155Z - 030240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 NW EVV TO
35 E BMG TO 10 ESE MIE TO 20 SSW MFD TO 5 WSW ZZV TO 15 SW UNI TO
40 W HTS.
..HURLBUT..06/03/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...RLX...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 323
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-037-041-047-077-115-117-137-143-155-161-175-177-
030240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN DUBOIS
FAYETTE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON
OHIO ORANGE RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND UNION
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-223-030240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-057-061-071-
073-089-097-109-113-129-131-135-141-145-159-165-030240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLERMONT
CLINTON DARKE DELAWARE
FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GREENE HAMILTON HIGHLAND
HOCKING LICKING MADISON
MIAMI MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 323
VALID 030055Z - 030140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 SW HUF TO
20 N BMG TO 10 SW MIE TO 35 E DAY TO 20 WNW ZZV TO 30 E ZZV TO 20
S PIT.
..HURLBUT..06/03/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...RLX...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 323
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-013-019-021-027-029-031-037-041-047-055-071-077-079-081-
083-093-101-105-109-115-117-119-137-139-143-145-153-155-161-175-
177-030140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CLAY DAVIESS DEARBORN
DECATUR DUBOIS FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE JACKSON
JEFFERSON JENNINGS JOHNSON
KNOX LAWRENCE MARTIN
MONROE MORGAN OHIO
ORANGE OWEN RIPLEY
RUSH SCOTT SHELBY
SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND UNION
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC015-019-023-037-041-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-
201-223-030140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOYD BRACKEN
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
GALLATIN GRANT GREENUP
KENTON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MASON OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-009-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-053-057-
061-071-073-079-087-089-097-105-109-113-115-127-129-131-135-141-
145-159-163-165-167-030140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BROWN
BUTLER CHAMPAIGN CLARK
CLERMONT CLINTON DARKE
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GALLIA GREENE
HAMILTON HIGHLAND HOCKING
JACKSON LAWRENCE LICKING
MADISON MEIGS MIAMI
MONTGOMERY MORGAN PERRY
PICKAWAY PIKE PREBLE
ROSS SCIOTO UNION
VINTON WARREN WASHINGTON
$$
WVC001-005-007-011-013-015-017-019-021-033-035-039-041-043-045-
047-053-059-067-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-
105-107-109-030140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BOONE BRAXTON
CABELL CALHOUN CLAY
DODDRIDGE FAYETTE GILMER
HARRISON JACKSON KANAWHA
LEWIS LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS
PUTNAM RALEIGH RANDOLPH
RITCHIE ROANE TAYLOR
TYLER UPSHUR WAYNE
WEBSTER WIRT WOOD
WYOMING
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 323
VALID 022230Z - 022340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..HURLBUT..06/02/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...RLX...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 323
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-011-013-019-021-027-029-031-035-037-041-045-047-055-057-
059-063-065-071-077-079-081-083-093-095-097-101-105-107-109-115-
117-119-121-133-135-137-139-143-145-153-155-161-165-167-175-177-
022340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BOONE BROWN
CLARK CLAY DAVIESS
DEARBORN DECATUR DELAWARE
DUBOIS FAYETTE FOUNTAIN
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MADISON MARION MARTIN
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
OHIO ORANGE OWEN
PARKE PUTNAM RANDOLPH
RIPLEY RUSH SCOTT
SHELBY SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND
UNION VERMILLION VIGO
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC015-019-023-037-041-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-
201-223-022340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOYD BRACKEN
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
GALLATIN GRANT GREENUP
KENTON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MASON OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-009-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-053-
057-059-061-071-073-079-087-089-097-105-109-111-113-115-119-121-
127-129-131-135-141-145-159-163-165-167-022340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BELMONT
BROWN BUTLER CHAMPAIGN
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DARKE DELAWARE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLIA
GREENE GUERNSEY HAMILTON
HIGHLAND HOCKING JACKSON
LAWRENCE LICKING MADISON
MEIGS MIAMI MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PERRY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION VINTON
WARREN WASHINGTON
$$
WVC007-011-013-015-017-021-035-039-041-043-051-053-069-073-079-
085-087-095-099-103-105-107-022340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRAXTON CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY DODDRIDGE GILMER
JACKSON KANAWHA LEWIS
LINCOLN MARSHALL MASON
OHIO PLEASANTS PUTNAM
RITCHIE ROANE TYLER
WAYNE WETZEL WIRT
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 323
VALID 022145Z - 022240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 925
..HURLBUT..06/02/09
ATTN...WFO...IND...LMK...ILN...RLX...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 323
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC005-011-013-019-021-027-029-031-035-037-041-045-047-055-057-
059-063-065-071-077-079-081-083-093-095-097-101-105-107-109-115-
117-119-121-133-135-137-139-143-145-153-155-161-165-167-175-177-
022240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BOONE BROWN
CLARK CLAY DAVIESS
DEARBORN DECATUR DELAWARE
DUBOIS FAYETTE FOUNTAIN
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JENNINGS
JOHNSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MADISON MARION MARTIN
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
OHIO ORANGE OWEN
PARKE PUTNAM RANDOLPH
RIPLEY RUSH SCOTT
SHELBY SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND
UNION VERMILLION VIGO
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC015-019-023-037-041-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-
201-223-022240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOYD BRACKEN
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
GALLATIN GRANT GREENUP
KENTON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MASON OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-009-013-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-053-
057-059-061-071-073-079-087-089-097-105-109-111-113-115-119-121-
127-129-131-135-141-145-159-163-165-167-022240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BELMONT
BROWN BUTLER CHAMPAIGN
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DARKE DELAWARE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLIA
GREENE GUERNSEY HAMILTON
HIGHLAND HOCKING JACKSON
LAWRENCE LICKING MADISON
MEIGS MIAMI MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PERRY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION VINTON
WARREN WASHINGTON
$$
WVC007-011-013-015-017-021-035-039-041-043-051-053-069-073-079-
085-087-095-099-103-105-107-022240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BRAXTON CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY DODDRIDGE GILMER
JACKSON KANAWHA LEWIS
LINCOLN MARSHALL MASON
OHIO PLEASANTS PUTNAM
RITCHIE ROANE TYLER
WAYNE WETZEL WIRT
WOOD
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (10%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (90%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (F2-F5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.