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SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 281
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
910 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Southern Ohio
Western West Virginia
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 910 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to move
south-southeastward across the region this evening, and possibly
into the overnight, with damaging winds and some severe hail as the
primary hazards.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Louisville KY to 30 miles southeast of Athens OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 279...WW 280...
AVIATION...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 600. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...Guyer
SEL1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 281
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
910 PM EDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southeast Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Southern Ohio
Western West Virginia
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 910 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will continue to move
south-southeastward across the region this evening, and possibly
into the overnight, with damaging winds and some severe hail as the
primary hazards.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles north and south of a line from 35 miles northwest of
Louisville KY to 30 miles southeast of Athens OH. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
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 279...WW 280...
AVIATION...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 600. Mean storm motion vector
30035.
...Guyer
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW1
WW 281 SEVERE TSTM IN KY OH WV 190110Z - 190700Z
AXIS..30 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
35NW SDF/LOUISVILLE KY/ - 30SE UNI/ATHENS OH/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 25NM N/S /39NW IIU - 13NE HNN/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.
LAT...LON 38978619 39348183 38488183 38098619
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU1.
Watch 281 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 281
VALID 190630Z - 190740Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..06/19/21
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-047-077-115-137-143-155-175-190740-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON OHIO RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC015-017-019-023-037-041-043-073-077-081-089-097-103-117-135-
161-181-185-187-191-201-209-211-223-190740-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL
CARTER FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GRANT GREENUP HARRISON
HENRY KENTON LEWIS
MASON NICHOLAS OLDHAM
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
SCOTT SHELBY TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-015-017-025-027-053-061-071-079-087-105-131-141-145-163-
165-190740-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CLERMONT CLINTON GALLIA
HAMILTON HIGHLAND JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-035-053-079-190740-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL JACKSON MASON
PUTNAM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 281
VALID 190530Z - 190640Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..06/19/21
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-047-077-115-137-143-155-175-190640-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON OHIO RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC015-017-019-023-037-041-043-073-077-081-089-097-103-117-135-
161-181-185-187-191-201-209-211-223-190640-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL
CARTER FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GRANT GREENUP HARRISON
HENRY KENTON LEWIS
MASON NICHOLAS OLDHAM
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
SCOTT SHELBY TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-015-017-025-027-053-061-071-079-087-105-131-141-145-163-
165-190640-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CLERMONT CLINTON GALLIA
HAMILTON HIGHLAND JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-035-053-079-190640-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL JACKSON MASON
PUTNAM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 281
VALID 190445Z - 190540Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BUNTING..06/19/21
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-047-077-115-137-143-155-175-190540-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON OHIO RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC015-017-019-023-037-041-043-073-077-081-089-097-103-117-135-
161-181-185-187-191-201-209-211-223-190540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL
CARTER FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GRANT GREENUP HARRISON
HENRY KENTON LEWIS
MASON NICHOLAS OLDHAM
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
SCOTT SHELBY TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-015-017-025-027-053-061-071-079-087-105-131-141-145-163-
165-190540-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CLERMONT CLINTON GALLIA
HAMILTON HIGHLAND JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-035-053-079-190540-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL JACKSON MASON
PUTNAM
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 281
VALID 190340Z - 190440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1004
..BUNTING..06/19/21
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-029-047-077-115-137-143-155-175-190440-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK DEARBORN FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON OHIO RIPLEY
SCOTT SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC011-015-017-019-023-025-037-041-043-063-069-071-073-077-081-
089-097-103-115-117-119-135-153-159-161-165-175-181-185-187-191-
195-201-205-209-211-223-237-190440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATH BOONE BOURBON
BOYD BRACKEN BREATHITT
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
ELLIOTT FLEMING FLOYD
FRANKLIN GALLATIN GRANT
GREENUP HARRISON HENRY
JOHNSON KENTON KNOTT
LEWIS MAGOFFIN MARTIN
MASON MENIFEE MORGAN
NICHOLAS OLDHAM OWEN
PENDLETON PIKE ROBERTSON
ROWAN SCOTT SHELBY
TRIMBLE WOLFE
$$
OHC001-015-017-025-027-053-061-071-079-087-105-131-141-145-163-
165-190440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CLERMONT CLINTON GALLIA
HAMILTON HIGHLAND JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS PIKE
ROSS SCIOTO VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-035-053-079-190440-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL JACKSON MASON
PUTNAM
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 281
VALID 190245Z - 190340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BUNTING..06/19/21
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 281
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-077-115-143-155-175-190340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK JEFFERSON OHIO
SCOTT SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC011-015-017-019-023-037-041-043-069-073-077-081-089-097-103-
117-135-161-181-185-187-191-201-205-209-211-223-190340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATH BOONE BOURBON
BOYD BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL CARTER FLEMING
FRANKLIN GALLATIN GRANT
GREENUP HARRISON HENRY
KENTON LEWIS MASON
NICHOLAS OLDHAM OWEN
PENDLETON ROBERTSON ROWAN
SCOTT SHELBY TRIMBLE
$$
OHC001-053-079-087-105-145-163-190340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS GALLIA JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS SCIOTO
VINTON
$$
WVC011-035-053-079-190340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL JACKSON MASON
PUTNAM
$$
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 (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (5%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Low (10%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Mod (30%)
|
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.