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SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 293
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Middle and East Tennessee
Extreme Southwest Virginia
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing across parts of central
Kentucky and middle Tennessee. These storms will spread eastward
across the watch area, with an occasional risk of damaging wind
gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of
Nashville TN to 5 miles east southeast of Jackson KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 292...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Hart
SEL3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 293
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
145 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Middle and East Tennessee
Extreme Southwest Virginia
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing across parts of central
Kentucky and middle Tennessee. These storms will spread eastward
across the watch area, with an occasional risk of damaging wind
gusts and hail.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of
Nashville TN to 5 miles east southeast of Jackson KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
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 292...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW3
WW 293 SEVERE TSTM KY TN VA 231745Z - 240000Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
20SW BNA/NASHVILLE TN/ - 5ESE JKL/JACKSON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /18SW BNA - 49NE LOZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 36878693 38458330 36578330 34988693
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU3.
Watch 293 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 293
VALID 232340Z - 240040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 ESE CSV
TO 30 N CSV TO 20 SSE LEX TO 35 NE JKL.
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC013-025-051-065-095-109-121-125-129-131-147-165-189-193-197-
199-203-231-235-237-240040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BREATHITT CLAY
ESTILL HARLAN JACKSON
KNOX LAUREL LEE
LESLIE MCCREARY MENIFEE
OWSLEY PERRY POWELL
PULASKI ROCKCASTLE WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE
$$
TNC001-013-025-049-057-067-093-105-129-145-151-173-240040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE
FENTRESS GRAINGER HANCOCK
KNOX LOUDON MORGAN
ROANE SCOTT UNION
$$
VAC105-240040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 293
VALID 232235Z - 232340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 W CHA TO
55 NNW CSV TO 15 NNW BWG.
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-005-009-011-013-017-021-025-045-049-051-053-057-061-065-
067-073-079-087-095-097-099-109-113-121-123-125-129-131-137-147-
151-155-165-167-169-171-173-179-181-189-193-197-199-203-207-209-
215-217-229-231-235-237-239-232340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ANDERSON BARREN
BATH BELL BOURBON
BOYLE BREATHITT CASEY
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
CUMBERLAND EDMONSON ESTILL
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GARRARD
GREEN HARLAN HARRISON
HART JACKSON JESSAMINE
KNOX LARUE LAUREL
LEE LESLIE LINCOLN
MCCREARY MADISON MARION
MENIFEE MERCER METCALFE
MONROE MONTGOMERY NELSON
NICHOLAS OWSLEY PERRY
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
RUSSELL SCOTT SPENCER
TAYLOR WASHINGTON WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
TNC001-007-013-025-027-035-049-057-067-093-105-129-133-137-141-
143-145-151-153-173-175-185-232340-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BLEDSOE CAMPBELL
CLAIBORNE CLAY CUMBERLAND
FENTRESS GRAINGER HANCOCK
KNOX LOUDON MORGAN
OVERTON PICKETT PUTNAM
RHEA ROANE SCOTT
SEQUATCHIE UNION VAN BUREN
WHITE
$$
VAC105-232340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 293
VALID 232150Z - 232240Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 NE HSV TO
40 NW CSV TO 40 ESE BWG TO 25 WNW BWG.
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-021-025-045-049-051-053-057-061-
065-067-073-079-087-095-097-099-109-113-121-123-125-129-131-137-
147-151-155-165-167-169-171-173-179-181-189-193-197-199-203-207-
209-215-217-227-229-231-235-237-239-232240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYLE BREATHITT
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ESTILL FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GREEN HARLAN
HARRISON HART JACKSON
JESSAMINE KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LEE LESLIE
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MARION MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
NELSON NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL SCOTT
SPENCER TAYLOR WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
TNC001-007-013-025-027-035-041-049-057-067-087-093-105-129-133-
137-141-143-145-151-153-173-175-185-232240-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BLEDSOE CAMPBELL
CLAIBORNE CLAY CUMBERLAND
DE KALB FENTRESS GRAINGER
HANCOCK JACKSON KNOX
LOUDON MORGAN OVERTON
PICKETT PUTNAM RHEA
ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE
UNION VAN BUREN WHITE
$$
VAC105-232240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 293
VALID 232035Z - 232140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 911
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-021-025-045-049-051-053-057-061-
065-067-073-079-087-095-097-099-109-113-121-123-125-129-131-137-
147-151-155-165-167-169-171-173-179-181-189-193-197-199-203-207-
209-213-215-217-227-229-231-235-237-239-232140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYLE BREATHITT
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ESTILL FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GREEN HARLAN
HARRISON HART JACKSON
JESSAMINE KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LEE LESLIE
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MARION MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
NELSON NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL SCOTT
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
TNC001-003-007-013-015-021-025-027-031-035-037-041-049-057-061-
067-087-093-105-111-117-119-129-133-137-141-143-145-147-149-151-
153-159-165-169-173-175-177-185-187-189-232140-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BEDFORD BLEDSOE
CAMPBELL CANNON CHEATHAM
CLAIBORNE CLAY COFFEE
CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DE KALB
FENTRESS GRAINGER GRUNDY
HANCOCK JACKSON KNOX
LOUDON MACON MARSHALL
MAURY MORGAN OVERTON
PICKETT PUTNAM RHEA
ROANE ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD
SCOTT SEQUATCHIE SMITH
SUMNER TROUSDALE UNION
VAN BUREN WARREN WHITE
WILLIAMSON WILSON
$$
VAC105-232140-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 293
VALID 231940Z - 232040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 911
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-021-025-045-049-051-053-057-061-
065-067-073-079-087-095-097-099-109-113-121-123-125-129-131-137-
147-151-155-165-167-169-171-173-179-181-189-193-197-199-203-207-
209-213-215-217-227-229-231-235-237-239-232040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYLE BREATHITT
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ESTILL FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GREEN HARLAN
HARRISON HART JACKSON
JESSAMINE KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LEE LESLIE
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MARION MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
NELSON NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL SCOTT
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
TNC001-003-007-013-015-021-025-027-031-035-037-041-049-057-061-
067-087-093-105-111-117-119-129-133-137-141-143-145-147-149-151-
153-159-165-169-173-175-177-185-187-189-232040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BEDFORD BLEDSOE
CAMPBELL CANNON CHEATHAM
CLAIBORNE CLAY COFFEE
CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DE KALB
FENTRESS GRAINGER GRUNDY
HANCOCK JACKSON KNOX
LOUDON MACON MARSHALL
MAURY MORGAN OVERTON
PICKETT PUTNAM RHEA
ROANE ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD
SCOTT SEQUATCHIE SMITH
SUMNER TROUSDALE UNION
VAN BUREN WARREN WHITE
WILLIAMSON WILSON
$$
VAC105-232040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 293
VALID 231805Z - 231940Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..DEAN..05/23/24
ATTN...WFO...LMK...JKL...MRX...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 293
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-021-025-045-049-051-053-057-061-
065-067-073-079-087-095-097-099-109-113-121-123-125-129-131-137-
147-151-155-165-167-169-171-173-179-181-189-193-197-199-203-207-
209-213-215-217-227-229-231-235-237-239-231940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYLE BREATHITT
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ESTILL FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GREEN HARLAN
HARRISON HART JACKSON
JESSAMINE KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LEE LESLIE
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MARION MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
NELSON NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PERRY POWELL PULASKI
ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL SCOTT
SIMPSON SPENCER TAYLOR
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
TNC001-003-007-013-015-021-025-027-031-035-037-041-049-057-061-
067-087-093-105-111-117-119-129-133-137-141-143-145-147-149-151-
153-159-165-169-173-175-177-185-187-189-231940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BEDFORD BLEDSOE
CAMPBELL CANNON CHEATHAM
CLAIBORNE CLAY COFFEE
CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON DE KALB
FENTRESS GRAINGER GRUNDY
HANCOCK JACKSON KNOX
LOUDON MACON MARSHALL
MAURY MORGAN OVERTON
PICKETT PUTNAM RHEA
ROANE ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD
SCOTT SEQUATCHIE SMITH
SUMNER TROUSDALE UNION
VAN BUREN WARREN WHITE
WILLIAMSON WILSON
$$
VAC105-231940-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LEE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (40%)
|
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
|
Low (20%)
|
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.