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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 589
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
645 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Southwest Virginia
Southwest West Virginia
* Effective this Thursday night from 645 PM until Midnight EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
SUMMARY...A squall line will move west to east across much of the
Watch area this evening. Scattered strong to severe gusts (55-60
mph) capable of wind damage will be the primary hazard with the
stronger storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75
statute miles east and west of a line from 5 miles east northeast of
Huntington WV to 35 miles south southeast of London KY. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 588...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 50 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
...Smith
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 589 SEVERE TSTM KY VA WV 012245Z - 020400Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
5ENE HTS/HUNTINGTON WV/ - 35SSE LOZ/LONDON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /30SW HNN - 29SSE LOZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.
LAT...LON 38388108 36598249 36598519 38388385
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 589 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 589
VALID 020200Z - 020340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NNE TYS
TO 45 NNW TRI TO 35 SSE HTS TO 25 N HTS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1792
..DEAN..08/02/24
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC195-020340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
PIKE
$$
VAC027-051-020340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC011-043-045-047-059-099-109-020340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO WAYNE
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 589
VALID 020110Z - 020240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 N TYS TO
25 SSE JKL TO 15 ENE JKL TO 35 SW HTS TO 45 WNW HTS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1792
..DEAN..08/02/24
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 589
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-071-115-119-127-133-153-159-193-195-020240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD FLOYD JOHNSON
KNOTT LAWRENCE LETCHER
MAGOFFIN MARTIN PERRY
PIKE
$$
VAC027-051-020240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC011-043-045-047-059-099-109-020240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO WAYNE
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
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (<2%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (50%)
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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
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Low (<5%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (<5%)
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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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