Monday, April 25, 2011

April 25: Severe Thunderstorm Watch #1


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 203
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   230 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
          MIDDLE TENNESSEE
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL 800
   PM CDT.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
   STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES SOUTHWEST
   OF CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 40 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING
   GREEN KENTUCKY.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).
   
   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 200...WW 201...WW 202...
   
   DISCUSSION...A LONG-LIVED CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN TN
   WILL TRACK EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON. 
   BOWING STRUCTURES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CONVECTION WILL POSE
   A RISK OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.  LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN
   THE STRONGER CORES.
   
   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 500. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24035.

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