Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 78

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 78
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   825 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central Kentucky
     Western and Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 825 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe thunderstorms are ongoing within a
   convective line that extends from southern IN through western KY
   into western TN. This line is expected to continue eastward into the
   moist and moderately unstable airmass downstream across central KY
   and western/middle TN. The environment supports a continuation of
   the ongoing strong to severe storms. Persistent moderate to strong
   low-level shear will support the potential for tornadoes embedded
   within this line. Large hail and strong gusts are possible as well.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY
   to 105 miles southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
   the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
   WOU8).

   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.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 72...WW 74...WW 75...WW
   76...WW 77...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and 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 27040.

   ...Mosier

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

   SAW8 
   WW 78 TORNADO KY TN 310125Z - 310800Z
   AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   45NE BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/ - 105SW BNA/NASHVILLE TN/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /41NE BWG - 33NW MSL/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27040.

   LAT...LON 37418475 35048693 35048905 37418693

   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU8.

Watch 78 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 78

VALID 310445Z - 310540Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WSW MKL
TO 30 SSE CKV TO 50 SSE SDF AND 30 SW MKL TO 20 W BNA TO 45 SW
LEX.

..BROYLES..03/31/25

ATTN...WFO...LMK...MEG...OHX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 78 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

KYC001-003-045-053-057-137-169-171-207-310540-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR		     ALLEN		 CASEY		     
CLINTON 	     CUMBERLAND 	 LINCOLN	     
METCALFE	     MONROE		 RUSSELL	     
$$


TNC003-015-023-027-031-035-037-039-041-043-049-055-061-069-071-
077-081-087-099-101-109-111-117-119-133-135-137-141-149-159-165-
169-175-177-181-185-187-189-310540-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD 	     CANNON		 CHESTER	     
CLAY		     COFFEE		 CUMBERLAND	     
DAVIDSON	     DECATUR		 DE KALB	     
DICKSON 	     FENTRESS		 GILES		     
GRUNDY		     HARDEMAN		 HARDIN 	     
HENDERSON	     HICKMAN		 JACKSON	     
LAWRENCE	     LEWIS		 MCNAIRY	     
MACON		     MARSHALL		 MAURY		     
OVERTON 	     PERRY		 PICKETT	     
PUTNAM		     RUTHERFORD 	 SMITH		     
SUMNER		     TROUSDALE		 VAN BUREN	     
WARREN		     WAYNE		 WHITE		     
WILLIAMSON	     WILSON		 
$$


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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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.