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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 442
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1235 PM EDT Wed Jul 6 2022
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Far southeast Indiana
Far northern Kentucky
Southern Ohio
Southern West Virginia
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 1235 PM
until 700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A few multicell clusters should develop east-southeast
from southern Ohio and southeast Indiana towards southern West
Virginia this afternoon.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest
of Cincinnati OH to 35 miles north northeast of Beckley WV. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
30025.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 442 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH WV 061635Z - 062300Z
AXIS..50 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
40WNW LUK/CINCINNATI OH/ - 35NNE BKW/BECKLEY WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 45NM N/S /26NW CVG - 30NNE BKW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.
LAT...LON 40048511 38978087 37528087 38598511
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 442 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 442
VALID 062135Z - 062240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 ENE LEX
TO 25 NW HTS TO 25 SW UNI TO 15 N UNI.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1401.
..LEITMAN..07/06/22
ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 442
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-127-062240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER LAWRENCE
$$
OHC009-053-087-105-062240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS GALLIA LAWRENCE
MEIGS
$$
WVC005-011-013-015-019-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-079-081-
087-099-105-107-109-062240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PUTNAM RALEIGH
ROANE WAYNE 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 #4 ON WW 442
VALID 062030Z - 062140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NW LEX TO
40 SE LUK TO 40 E LUK TO 30 WSW CMH.
..LEITMAN..07/06/22
ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 442
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-089-127-135-161-201-062140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER GREENUP
LAWRENCE LEWIS MASON
ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-009-047-053-071-073-079-087-105-129-131-141-145-163-
062140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS FAYETTE
GALLIA HIGHLAND HOCKING
JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS
PICKAWAY PIKE ROSS
SCIOTO VINTON
$$
WVC005-011-013-015-019-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-079-081-
087-099-105-107-109-062140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PUTNAM RALEIGH
ROANE WAYNE 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 #3 ON WW 442
VALID 061940Z - 062040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NE SDF TO
35 SW LUK TO 5 WSW LUK TO 10 WNW DAY.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1398.
..LEITMAN..07/06/22
ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 442
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-023-037-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-201-
062040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARTER GALLATIN GRANT
GREENUP KENTON LAWRENCE
LEWIS MASON OWEN
PENDLETON ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-009-015-025-027-047-053-057-071-073-079-087-105-113-129-
131-141-145-163-165-062040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BROWN
CLERMONT CLINTON FAYETTE
GALLIA GREENE HIGHLAND
HOCKING JACKSON LAWRENCE
MEIGS MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY
PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
VINTON WARREN
$$
WVC005-011-013-015-019-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-079-081-
087-099-105-107-109-062040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PUTNAM RALEIGH
ROANE WAYNE 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 442
VALID 061845Z - 061940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..07/06/22
ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 442
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-047-115-137-155-061940-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC015-019-023-037-041-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-
201-061940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOYD BRACKEN
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
GALLATIN GRANT GREENUP
KENTON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MASON OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-009-015-017-025-027-047-053-057-061-071-073-079-087-105-
113-129-131-141-145-163-165-061940-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BROWN
BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON
FAYETTE GALLIA GREENE
HAMILTON HIGHLAND HOCKING
JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS
MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC005-011-013-015-019-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-079-081-
087-099-105-107-109-061940-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PUTNAM RALEIGH
ROANE WAYNE WIRT
WOOD WYOMING
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 442
VALID 061730Z - 061840Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LEITMAN..07/06/22
ATTN...WFO...ILN...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 442
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-047-115-137-155-061840-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO
RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC015-019-023-037-041-043-077-081-089-117-127-135-161-187-191-
201-061840-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOYD BRACKEN
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
GALLATIN GRANT GREENUP
KENTON LAWRENCE LEWIS
MASON OWEN PENDLETON
ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-009-015-017-025-027-047-053-057-061-071-073-079-087-105-
113-129-131-141-145-163-165-061840-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BROWN
BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON
FAYETTE GALLIA GREENE
HAMILTON HIGHLAND HOCKING
JACKSON LAWRENCE MEIGS
MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC005-011-013-015-019-035-039-043-045-047-053-059-067-079-081-
087-099-105-107-109-061840-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PUTNAM RALEIGH
ROANE WAYNE 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
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
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
|
Low (10%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (10%)
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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
|
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.