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WWUS20 KWNS 252156

SEL6

SPC WW 252156

KYZ000-260300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 116

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

600 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY EVENING FROM 600 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS OR SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO

PERSIST JUST AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW APPROACHING WRN KY...AND THESE

STORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KY THROUGH LATE

EVENING.  THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING

GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST

OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LONDON

KENTUCKY.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 111...WW 112...WW

113...WW 114...WW 115...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 29035.





...THOMPSON

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WWUS20 KWNS 252156

SEL6

SPC WW 252156

KYZ000-260300-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 116

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

600 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY



* EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY EVENING FROM 600 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...SMALL BOWING SEGMENTS OR SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED TO

PERSIST JUST AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW APPROACHING WRN KY...AND THESE

STORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KY THROUGH LATE

EVENING.  THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING

GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTHWEST

OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LONDON

KENTUCKY.  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.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 111...WW 112...WW

113...WW 114...WW 115...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 29035.





...THOMPSON

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