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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 239
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
545 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN INDIANA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN OHIO
WESTERN VIRGINIA
WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 545
PM UNTIL 100 AM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF OWENSBORO
KENTUCKY TO 65 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 232...WW 233...WW
234...WW 235...WW 236...WW 237...WW 238...
DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING E OF
MIGRATORY SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING NEWD FROM NW OF PAH TOWARD WRN LAKE
ERIE. FOCUSED MOISTURE AND HEAT FLUXES OCCURRING ALONG
STRENGTHENING LLJ AXIS SHOULD SUPPORT SUFFICIENT DESTABILIZATION TO
SUSTAIN LONG-LIVED UPDRAFTS WITHIN NWD-EXPANDING WARM SECTOR. GIVEN
THE STRONG AMBIENT VERTICAL SHEAR IN PLACE...THE POTENTIAL WILL
EXIST FOR SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF TORNADOES AND
DAMAGING WINDS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.
...MEAD
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 239 TORNADO IN KY OH VA WV 272145Z - 280500Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
10S OWB/OWENSBORO KY/ - 65SE HTS/HUNTINGTON WV/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM N/S /35SE PXV - 28W BKW/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.
LAT...LON 38658716 38778170 36618170 36498716
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 239 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 239
VALID 280335Z - 280440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 NNE CSV
TO 25 S LUK.
..GRAMS..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC011-013-017-019-025-043-049-051-063-065-069-071-089-095-097-
109-115-119-121-125-127-129-131-133-147-151-153-159-165-173-175-
181-189-193-195-197-203-205-235-237-280440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BATH BELL BOURBON
BOYD BREATHITT CARTER
CLARK CLAY ELLIOTT
ESTILL FLEMING FLOYD
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
JACKSON JOHNSON KNOTT
KNOX LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LETCHER
MCCREARY MADISON MAGOFFIN
MARTIN MENIFEE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PERRY PIKE POWELL
ROCKCASTLE ROWAN WHITLEY
WOLFE
$$
OHC009-053-079-087-105-115-127-163-167-280440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN
PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-280440-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC001-005-007-011-013-015-017-019-021-033-035-039-041-043-045-
047-053-059-067-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-
105-107-109-280440-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BOONE BRAXTON
CABELL CALHOUN CLAY
DODDRIDGE FAYETTE GILMER
HARRISON JACKSON KANAWHA
LEWIS LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS
PUTNAM RALEIGH RANDOLPH
RITCHIE ROANE TAYLOR
TYLER UPSHUR WAYNE
WEBSTER WIRT WOOD
WYOMING
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 239
VALID 280250Z - 280340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 30 NNE BNA
TO 45 NE SDF.
..PETERS..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-019-021-025-043-045-049-051-053-
057-063-065-067-069-071-073-079-087-089-095-097-099-103-109-113-
115-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-137-147-151-153-155-159-165-
167-169-171-173-175-179-181-189-193-195-197-199-203-205-207-209-
211-215-217-229-231-235-237-239-280340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT CARTER CASEY
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
CUMBERLAND ELLIOTT ESTILL
FAYETTE FLEMING FLOYD
FRANKLIN GARRARD GREEN
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
HART HENRY JACKSON
JESSAMINE JOHNSON KNOTT
KNOX LARUE LAUREL
LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE
LETCHER LINCOLN MCCREARY
MADISON MAGOFFIN MARION
MARTIN MENIFEE MERCER
METCALF MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NELSON NICHOLAS
OWSLEY PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC009-053-079-087-105-115-127-163-167-280340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATHENS GALLIA JACKSON
LAWRENCE MEIGS MORGAN
PERRY VINTON WASHINGTON
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-280340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC001-005-007-011-013-015-017-019-021-033-035-039-041-043-045-
047-053-059-067-073-075-079-081-083-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-
105-107-109-280340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARBOUR BOONE BRAXTON
CABELL CALHOUN CLAY
DODDRIDGE FAYETTE GILMER
HARRISON JACKSON KANAWHA
LEWIS LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MASON MINGO
NICHOLAS PLEASANTS POCAHONTAS
PUTNAM RALEIGH RANDOLPH
RITCHIE ROANE TAYLOR
TYLER UPSHUR WAYNE
WEBSTER WIRT WOOD
WYOMING
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 239
VALID 280140Z - 280240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-280240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-043-045-
049-051-053-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-079-085-087-089-091-
093-095-097-099-103-109-111-113-115-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-
133-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-163-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-
181-183-185-189-193-195-197-199-203-205-207-209-211-213-215-217-
223-227-229-231-235-237-239-280240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT
BUTLER CARTER CASEY
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
CUMBERLAND EDMONSON ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GARRARD
GRAYSON GREEN GREENUP
HANCOCK HARDIN HARLAN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KNOTT KNOX
LARUE LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LETCHER
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCREARY
MADISON MAGOFFIN MARION
MARTIN MEADE MENIFEE
MERCER METCALF MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
OWSLEY PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC087-280240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAWRENCE
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-280240-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC005-011-019-039-043-045-047-059-079-081-099-109-280240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL FAYETTE
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM
RALEIGH WAYNE WYOMING
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 239
VALID 280040Z - 280140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/28/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-280140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-043-045-
049-051-053-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-079-085-087-089-091-
093-095-097-099-103-109-111-113-115-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-
133-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-163-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-
181-183-185-189-193-195-197-199-203-205-207-209-211-213-215-217-
223-227-229-231-235-237-239-280140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT
BUTLER CARTER CASEY
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
CUMBERLAND EDMONSON ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GARRARD
GRAYSON GREEN GREENUP
HANCOCK HARDIN HARLAN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KNOTT KNOX
LARUE LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LETCHER
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCREARY
MADISON MAGOFFIN MARION
MARTIN MEADE MENIFEE
MERCER METCALF MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
OWSLEY PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC087-280140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAWRENCE
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-280140-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC005-011-019-039-043-045-047-059-079-081-099-109-280140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL FAYETTE
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM
RALEIGH WAYNE WYOMING
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 239
VALID 272345Z - 280040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-280040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-017-019-021-025-027-029-031-043-045-
049-051-053-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-079-085-087-089-091-
093-095-097-099-103-109-111-113-115-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-
133-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-163-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-
181-183-185-189-193-195-197-199-203-205-207-209-211-213-215-217-
223-227-229-231-235-237-239-280040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYD BOYLE
BREATHITT BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT
BUTLER CARTER CASEY
CLARK CLAY CLINTON
CUMBERLAND EDMONSON ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GARRARD
GRAYSON GREEN GREENUP
HANCOCK HARDIN HARLAN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KNOTT KNOX
LARUE LAUREL LAWRENCE
LEE LESLIE LETCHER
LINCOLN LOGAN MCCREARY
MADISON MAGOFFIN MARION
MARTIN MEADE MENIFEE
MERCER METCALF MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
OWSLEY PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC087-280040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAWRENCE
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-280040-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC005-011-019-039-043-045-047-059-079-081-099-109-280040-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL FAYETTE
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM
RALEIGH WAYNE WYOMING
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 239
VALID 272240Z - 272340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..04/27/11
ATTN...WFO...LMK...ILN...JKL...RLX...MRX...RNK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 239
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-155-175-272340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
SWITZERLAND WASHINGTON
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-
037-041-043-045-049-051-053-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-073-077-
079-081-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-103-109-111-113-115-117-
119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-135-137-141-147-151-153-155-159-
161-163-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-183-185-187-189-191-193-
195-197-199-201-203-205-207-209-211-213-215-217-223-227-229-231-
235-237-239-272340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BOYLE BRACKEN BREATHITT
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON
ELLIOTT ESTILL FAYETTE
FLEMING FLOYD FRANKLIN
GALLATIN GARRARD GRANT
GRAYSON GREEN GREENUP
HANCOCK HARDIN HARLAN
HARRISON HART HENRY
JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE
JOHNSON KENTON KNOTT
KNOX LARUE LAUREL
LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE
LETCHER LEWIS LINCOLN
LOGAN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MASON MEADE MENIFEE
MERCER METCALF MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NELSON
NICHOLAS OHIO OLDHAM
OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON
PERRY PIKE POWELL
PULASKI ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC087-272340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
LAWRENCE
$$
VAC027-051-105-167-169-173-185-191-195-520-720-272340-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUCHANAN DICKENSON LEE
RUSSELL SCOTT SMYTH
TAZEWELL WASHINGTON WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BRISTOL NORTON
$$
WVC005-011-019-039-043-045-047-059-079-081-099-109-272340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CABELL FAYETTE
KANAWHA LINCOLN LOGAN
MCDOWELL MINGO PUTNAM
RALEIGH 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
|
Mod (40%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (30%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (30%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
Low (<5%)
|
Probability
of 1 or
more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Low (<5%)
|
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% (F2-F5 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.