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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 93
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1050 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Southeast Ohio
Extreme Southwest Virginia
Central and Southern West Virginia
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1050
PM until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line over Kentucky and Ohio will race
across the watch area overnight, posing a risk of damaging winds and
some hail. A few storms in this area could also produce brief
tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast of London KY
to 55 miles north of Charleston WV. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 90...WW 91...WW 92...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.
...Hart
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 93
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1050 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Southeast Ohio
Extreme Southwest Virginia
Central and Southern West Virginia
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1050
PM until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line over Kentucky and Ohio will race
across the watch area overnight, posing a risk of damaging winds and
some hail. A few storms in this area could also produce brief
tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast of London KY
to 55 miles north of Charleston WV. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 90...WW 91...WW 92...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 93 TORNADO KY OH VA WV 090250Z - 090800Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
35SSE LOZ/LONDON KY/ - 55N CRW/CHARLESTON WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /29SSE LOZ - 32NE HNN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 28035.
LAT...LON 36618510 39158290 39158028 36618258
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 93 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 93
VALID 090635Z - 090740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 SE LOZ TO
45 WNW BLF TO 10 SW BKW TO 35 WSW EKN TO 35 WNW EKN.
..GLEASON..04/09/20
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 93
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
VAC027-051-090740-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC019-047-067-081-101-090740-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE MCDOWELL NICHOLAS
RALEIGH WEBSTER
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 93
VALID 090545Z - 090640Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 W LOZ TO
15 W JKL TO 35 SE HTS TO 10 SW CRW TO 30 N CRW TO 15 N PKB.
..GLEASON..04/09/20
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 93
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC013-025-051-071-095-109-119-121-125-131-133-147-153-159-189-
193-195-199-231-235-090640-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BREATHITT CLAY
FLOYD HARLAN JACKSON
KNOTT KNOX LAUREL
LESLIE LETCHER MCCREARY
MAGOFFIN MARTIN OWSLEY
PERRY PIKE PULASKI
WAYNE WHITLEY
$$
VAC027-051-090640-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC005-007-013-015-019-021-039-045-047-059-067-081-085-087-101-
105-107-109-090640-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRAXTON CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE GILMER
KANAWHA LOGAN MCDOWELL
MINGO NICHOLAS RALEIGH
RITCHIE ROANE WEBSTER
WIRT WOOD WYOMING
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 93
VALID 090435Z - 090540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ENE LEX
TO 50 NNW JKL TO 25 W HTS TO 35 N HTS TO 30 NW UNI.
..JEWELL..04/09/20
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 93
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC013-019-025-043-051-063-065-071-089-095-109-115-119-121-125-
127-129-131-133-147-153-159-165-173-175-189-193-195-197-199-203-
205-231-235-237-090540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BOYD BREATHITT
CARTER CLAY ELLIOTT
ESTILL FLOYD GREENUP
HARLAN JACKSON JOHNSON
KNOTT KNOX LAUREL
LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE
LETCHER MCCREARY MAGOFFIN
MARTIN MENIFEE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN OWSLEY PERRY
PIKE POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE ROWAN WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE
$$
OHC009-053-079-087-105-163-090540-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS VINTON
$$
VAC027-051-090540-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC005-007-011-013-015-019-021-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-
079-081-085-087-099-101-105-107-109-090540-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRAXTON CABELL
CALHOUN CLAY FAYETTE
GILMER JACKSON KANAWHA
LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL
MASON MINGO NICHOLAS
PUTNAM RALEIGH RITCHIE
ROANE 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 #1 ON WW 93
VALID 090350Z - 090440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..JEWELL..04/09/20
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 93
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC011-013-019-025-043-051-063-065-069-071-089-095-109-115-119-
121-125-127-129-131-133-147-153-159-165-173-175-189-193-195-197-
199-203-205-231-235-237-090440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATH BELL BOYD
BREATHITT CARTER CLAY
ELLIOTT ESTILL FLEMING
FLOYD GREENUP HARLAN
JACKSON JOHNSON KNOTT
KNOX LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LETCHER
MCCREARY MAGOFFIN MARTIN
MENIFEE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
OWSLEY PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE
$$
OHC009-053-079-087-105-163-090440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS VINTON
$$
VAC027-051-090440-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC005-007-011-013-015-019-021-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-
079-081-085-087-099-101-105-107-109-090440-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRAXTON CABELL
CALHOUN CLAY FAYETTE
GILMER JACKSON KANAWHA
LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL
MASON MINGO NICHOLAS
PUTNAM RALEIGH RITCHIE
ROANE WAYNE WEBSTER
WIRT WOOD WYOMING
$$
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.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
|
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% (EF2-EF5 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.
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