Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 3

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   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 3
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   510 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central Kentucky

   * Effective this Thursday morning from 510 AM until 1000 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms is currently moving across central
   Kentucky. This line has intensified over the past hour and
   environmental conditions are expected to remain supportive of strong
   to severe thunderstorms capable of producing brief tornadoes, strong
   gusts, and isolated small hail.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Bowling Green KY to
   40 miles west northwest of Jackson KY. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU3).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   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.

   &&

   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 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 27040.

   ...Mosier

   SEL3

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 3
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   510 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central Kentucky

   * Effective this Thursday morning from 510 AM until 1000 AM CST.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A line of thunderstorms is currently moving across central
   Kentucky. This line has intensified over the past hour and
   environmental conditions are expected to remain supportive of strong
   to severe thunderstorms capable of producing brief tornadoes, strong
   gusts, and isolated small hail.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Bowling Green KY to
   40 miles west northwest of Jackson KY. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU3).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   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.

   &&

   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 500. Mean
   storm motion vector 27040.

   ...Mosier

Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

   SAW3 
   WW 3 TORNADO KY 061110Z - 061600Z
   AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   20S BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/ - 40WNW JKL/JACKSON KY/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /15S BWG - 44N LOZ/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.

   LAT...LON 36668768 37758534 37758278 36668516

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU3.

Watch 3 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

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Tornadoes

Wind

Hail

Combined Severe Hail/Wind

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.