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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 28
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
portions of central and eastern Kentucky
northern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Wednesday morning from 255 AM until 800 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Strong/locally severe thunderstorms continue to increase
in the vicinity of the Ohio River in northern Kentucky early this
morning, near the southern fringe of Tornado Watch 27. Storms are
forecast to continue to gradually spread east-southeastward over the
next several hours, with local risk for damaging winds and hail,
along with potential for a couple of tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Bowling
Green KY to 30 miles northeast of Jackson KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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 26...WW 27...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 400. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.
...Goss
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 28
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
255 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
portions of central and eastern Kentucky
northern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Wednesday morning from 255 AM until 800 AM CST.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Strong/locally severe thunderstorms continue to increase
in the vicinity of the Ohio River in northern Kentucky early this
morning, near the southern fringe of Tornado Watch 27. Storms are
forecast to continue to gradually spread east-southeastward over the
next several hours, with local risk for damaging winds and hail,
along with potential for a couple of tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles
north and south of a line from 35 miles west southwest of Bowling
Green KY to 30 miles northeast of Jackson KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
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 26...WW 27...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 400. Mean
storm motion vector 25040.
...Goss
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 28 TORNADO KY TN 280855Z - 281400Z
AXIS..35 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35WSW BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/ - 30NE JKL/JACKSON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 30NM N/S /29WSW BWG - 71SW HNN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
LAT...LON 37288700 38348299 37348299 36278700
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 28 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 28
VALID 281130Z - 281240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 NNE HOP
TO 25 SSW SDF TO 35 NW LEX.
..BROYLES..02/28/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...RLX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 28
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-009-011-019-021-025-031-043-045-049-051-053-057-061-
063-065-069-071-079-085-087-089-093-099-109-113-115-119-121-123-
125-127-129-131-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-165-167-169-171-173-
175-179-189-193-197-199-203-205-207-213-217-227-229-231-235-237-
281240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BATH BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT BUTLER CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ELLIOTT ESTILL FLEMING
FLOYD GARRARD GRAYSON
GREEN GREENUP HARDIN
HART JACKSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KNOTT KNOX
LARUE LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MENIFEE MERCER METCALFE
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
NELSON OWSLEY PERRY
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SIMPSON
TAYLOR WARREN WASHINGTON
WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
$$
TNC111-125-147-161-165-169-281240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MACON MONTGOMERY ROBERTSON
STEWART SUMNER TROUSDALE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 28
VALID 281030Z - 281140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..02/28/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...RLX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 28
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-009-011-019-021-025-031-043-045-049-051-053-057-061-
063-065-069-071-079-085-087-089-093-099-109-113-115-119-121-123-
125-127-129-131-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-165-167-169-171-173-
175-179-183-189-193-197-199-203-205-207-213-217-227-229-231-235-
237-281140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BATH BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT BUTLER CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ELLIOTT ESTILL FLEMING
FLOYD GARRARD GRAYSON
GREEN GREENUP HARDIN
HART JACKSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KNOTT KNOX
LARUE LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MENIFEE MERCER METCALFE
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
NELSON OHIO OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE ROWAN RUSSELL
SIMPSON TAYLOR WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE
$$
TNC111-125-147-161-165-169-281140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
MACON MONTGOMERY ROBERTSON
STEWART SUMNER TROUSDALE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (30%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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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
|
Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
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Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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Mod (60%)
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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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