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SEL6
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 506
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1210 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Kentucky
Far Southern Ohio
Far Western Virginia
West Virginia
* Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 1210 PM until
700 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 60 mph possible
SUMMARY...Clusters of storms will pose a damaging wind risk as they
progress east-northeastward across the region through the afternoon.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west northwest
of Jackson KY to 25 miles east northeast of Beckley WV. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
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 50 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
25025.
...Guyer
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
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SAW6
WW 506 SEVERE TSTM KY OH VA WV 051610Z - 052300Z
AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
10WNW JKL/JACKSON KY/ - 25ENE BKW/BECKLEY WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /44NE LOZ - 22ENE BKW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..50 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25025.
LAT...LON 38548355 38868069 36988069 36658355
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.
Watch 506 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 506
VALID 051940Z - 052040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..JIRAK..07/05/24
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 506
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
VAC167-173-185-191-520-052040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
RUSSELL SMYTH TAZEWELL
WASHINGTON
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL
$$
WVC005-007-013-015-019-021-025-039-045-047-055-067-081-087-089-
109-052040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRAXTON CALHOUN
CLAY FAYETTE GILMER
GREENBRIER KANAWHA LOGAN
MCDOWELL MERCER NICHOLAS
RALEIGH ROANE SUMMERS
WYOMING
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 506
VALID 051820Z - 051940Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 W TRI TO
35 ESE JKL TO 45 ENE JKL TO 15 SSE HTS TO 25 SW UNI.
..JEWELL..07/05/24
ATTN...WFO...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 506
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC071-119-133-159-195-051940-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
FLOYD KNOTT LETCHER
MARTIN PIKE
$$
OHC053-087-051940-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GALLIA LAWRENCE
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-051940-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC005-007-011-013-015-019-021-025-035-039-043-045-047-053-055-
059-067-079-081-087-089-099-109-051940-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRAXTON CABELL
CALHOUN CLAY FAYETTE
GILMER GREENBRIER JACKSON
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MERCER
MINGO NICHOLAS PUTNAM
RALEIGH ROANE SUMMERS
WAYNE 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
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Low (10%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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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
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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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High (70%)
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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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