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SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 199
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northeast Kentucky
Eastern Ohio
Northwest West Virginia
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 915 PM
until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms over western Ohio will track
eastward across the watch area this evening and tonight, posing a
risk of damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Akron OH to
30 miles east of Huntington WV. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 196...WW 197...WW 198...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.
...Hart
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 199
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Northeast Kentucky
Eastern Ohio
Northwest West Virginia
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 915 PM
until 400 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Intense thunderstorms over western Ohio will track
eastward across the watch area this evening and tonight, posing a
risk of damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles west northwest of Akron OH to
30 miles east of Huntington WV. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 196...WW 197...WW 198...
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 500. Mean
storm motion vector 25030.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 199 TORNADO KY OH WV 080115Z - 080800Z
AXIS..55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10WNW CAK/AKRON OH/ - 30E HTS/HUNTINGTON WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /29SSE CLE - 23S HNN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.
LAT...LON 40978055 38348098 38348301 40978266
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 199 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 199
VALID 080425Z - 080540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S CMH TO
15 ENE CAK.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...RLX...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-089-080540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER GREENUP
$$
OHC009-013-019-029-031-053-059-067-079-081-087-105-111-115-119-
121-127-151-157-163-167-080540-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS BELMONT CARROLL
COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GALLIA
GUERNSEY HARRISON JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MEIGS
MONROE MORGAN MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PERRY STARK
TUSCARAWAS VINTON WASHINGTON
$$
WVC009-011-013-017-021-029-035-051-053-069-073-079-085-087-095-
103-105-107-080540-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE CABELL CALHOUN
DODDRIDGE GILMER HANCOCK
JACKSON MARSHALL MASON
OHIO PLEASANTS PUTNAM
RITCHIE ROANE TYLER
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 #2 ON WW 199
VALID 080325Z - 080440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...RLX...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-089-080440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER GREENUP
$$
OHC005-009-013-019-029-031-053-059-067-075-079-081-083-087-105-
111-115-119-121-127-139-151-157-163-167-169-080440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND ATHENS BELMONT
CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON
GALLIA GUERNSEY HARRISON
HOLMES JACKSON JEFFERSON
KNOX LAWRENCE MEIGS
MONROE MORGAN MUSKINGUM
NOBLE PERRY RICHLAND
STARK TUSCARAWAS VINTON
WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
WVC009-011-013-017-021-029-035-051-053-069-073-079-085-087-095-
103-105-107-080440-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE CABELL CALHOUN
DODDRIDGE GILMER HANCOCK
JACKSON MARSHALL MASON
OHIO PLEASANTS PUTNAM
RITCHIE ROANE TYLER
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 199
VALID 080145Z - 080240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...RLX...CLE...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 199
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-089-080240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER GREENUP
$$
OHC005-009-013-019-029-031-053-059-067-075-077-079-081-083-087-
105-111-115-119-121-127-139-151-157-163-167-169-080240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLAND ATHENS BELMONT
CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON
GALLIA GUERNSEY HARRISON
HOLMES HURON JACKSON
JEFFERSON KNOX LAWRENCE
MEIGS MONROE MORGAN
MUSKINGUM NOBLE PERRY
RICHLAND STARK TUSCARAWAS
VINTON WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
WVC009-011-013-017-021-029-035-051-053-069-073-079-085-087-095-
103-105-107-080240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROOKE CABELL CALHOUN
DODDRIDGE GILMER HANCOCK
JACKSON MARSHALL MASON
OHIO PLEASANTS PUTNAM
RITCHIE ROANE TYLER
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
|
Mod (60%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (30%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (70%)
|
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.