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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 105
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Southeast Ohio
Southwest Pennsylvania
Far Western Virginia
West Virginia
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...At least widely scattered severe storms are expected to
develop and race generally northeastward through late afternoon and
evening, potentially including some supercells capable of a tornado
risk as well as damaging winds and possibly some hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east southeast of Jackson KY
to 15 miles east northeast of Wheeling WV. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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.
&&
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Guyer
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 105
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Southeast Ohio
Southwest Pennsylvania
Far Western Virginia
West Virginia
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 405 PM until
900 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...At least widely scattered severe storms are expected to
develop and race generally northeastward through late afternoon and
evening, potentially including some supercells capable of a tornado
risk as well as damaging winds and possibly some hail.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles east southeast of Jackson KY
to 15 miles east northeast of Wheeling WV. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU5).
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.
&&
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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 23035.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 105 TORNADO KY OH PA VA WV 112005Z - 120100Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45ESE JKL/JACKSON KY/ - 15ENE HLG/WHEELING WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM E/W /56NNW HMV - 25NE AIR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.
LAT...LON 37288381 40258162 40257915 37288144
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 105 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 105
VALID 112340Z - 120040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/11/24
ATTN...WFO...RLX...JKL...PBZ...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 105
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC019-043-063-071-089-115-127-153-159-175-195-120040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOYD CARTER ELLIOTT
FLOYD GREENUP JOHNSON
LAWRENCE MAGOFFIN MARTIN
MORGAN PIKE
$$
OHC009-013-053-059-067-079-081-087-105-111-115-121-163-167-
120040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS BELMONT GALLIA
GUERNSEY HARRISON JACKSON
JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MEIGS
MONROE MORGAN NOBLE
VINTON WASHINGTON
$$
PAC051-059-125-120040-
PA
. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FAYETTE GREENE WASHINGTON
$$
VAC027-051-120040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON
$$
WVC001-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-029-033-035-039-041-
043-045-047-049-051-053-059-061-067-069-073-077-079-081-085-087-
091-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-120040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BOONE BRAXTON
BROOKE CABELL CALHOUN
CLAY DODDRIDGE FAYETTE
GILMER HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON KANAWHA LEWIS
LINCOLN LOGAN MCDOWELL
MARION MARSHALL MASON
MINGO MONONGALIA NICHOLAS
OHIO PLEASANTS PRESTON
PUTNAM RALEIGH RITCHIE
ROANE TAYLOR TYLER
UPSHUR WAYNE WEBSTER
WETZEL 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 (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (10%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (80%)
|
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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