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SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 465
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
105 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and central Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A squall line should progress northeast across from
southwest Kentucky and middle Tennessee. Brief tornadoes will remain
possible within it, along with a risk for damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles southwest of Crossville TN to
35 miles east northeast of Owensboro KY. 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 463...WW 464...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 21035.
...Grams
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 465
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
105 PM CDT Fri Aug 28 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Western and central Kentucky
Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 105 PM until
700 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
SUMMARY...A squall line should progress northeast across from
southwest Kentucky and middle Tennessee. Brief tornadoes will remain
possible within it, along with a risk for damaging winds.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles southwest of Crossville TN to
35 miles east northeast of Owensboro KY. 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.
&&
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 463...WW 464...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 400. Mean
storm motion vector 21035.
...Grams
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW5
WW 465 TORNADO KY TN 281805Z - 290000Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
45SW CSV/CROSSVILLE TN/ - 35ENE OWB/OWENSBORO KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /40NW GQO - 48WSW IIU/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..0.5 INCH. WIND GUSTS..55 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21035.
LAT...LON 35488671 37918768 37918548 35488458
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU5.
Watch 465 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 465
VALID 281955Z - 282040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 SSE BNA
TO 30 ESE BWG TO 35 NNE BWG TO 20 NE OWB.
..SMITH..08/28/20
ATTN...WFO...LMK...PAH...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-009-027-053-057-085-087-091-093-099-123-163-169-171-207-
217-282040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR BARREN BRECKINRIDGE
CLINTON CUMBERLAND GRAYSON
GREEN HANCOCK HARDIN
HART LARUE MEADE
METCALFE MONROE RUSSELL
TAYLOR
$$
TNC003-015-027-031-035-041-049-061-087-111-133-137-141-149-159-
169-175-177-185-189-282040-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CANNON CLAY
COFFEE CUMBERLAND DE KALB
FENTRESS GRUNDY JACKSON
MACON OVERTON PICKETT
PUTNAM RUTHERFORD SMITH
TROUSDALE VAN BUREN WARREN
WHITE WILSON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 465
VALID 281850Z - 281940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S BNA TO
10 SW BWG TO 20 S EVV.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1614
..SMITH..08/28/20
ATTN...WFO...LMK...PAH...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 465
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-009-027-031-053-057-059-061-085-087-091-093-099-123-
149-163-169-171-183-207-213-217-227-281940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BRECKINRIDGE BUTLER CLINTON
CUMBERLAND DAVIESS EDMONSON
GRAYSON GREEN HANCOCK
HARDIN HART LARUE
MCLEAN MEADE METCALFE
MONROE OHIO RUSSELL
SIMPSON TAYLOR WARREN
$$
TNC003-015-027-031-035-041-049-061-087-111-133-137-141-149-159-
165-169-175-177-185-189-281940-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CANNON CLAY
COFFEE CUMBERLAND DE KALB
FENTRESS GRUNDY JACKSON
MACON OVERTON PICKETT
PUTNAM RUTHERFORD SMITH
SUMNER TROUSDALE VAN BUREN
WARREN WHITE WILSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (10%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (10%)
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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 (50%)
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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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