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SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 102
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
720 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Indiana
Central Kentucky
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 720 PM
until 200 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over middle Tennessee
will track northeastward this evening, posing a risk of large hail
and tornadoes. More widespread thunderstorms by late evening will
affect the region, with concerns for damaging winds and isolated
tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast of Louisville
KY to 30 miles southwest of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 98...WW 99...WW 100...WW
101...
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 23040.
...Hart
SEL2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 102
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
720 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southern Indiana
Central Kentucky
* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 720 PM
until 200 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over middle Tennessee
will track northeastward this evening, posing a risk of large hail
and tornadoes. More widespread thunderstorms by late evening will
affect the region, with concerns for damaging winds and isolated
tornadoes.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles north northeast of Louisville
KY to 30 miles southwest of Bowling Green KY. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
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 98...WW 99...WW 100...WW
101...
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 23040.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW2
WW 102 TORNADO IN KY 022320Z - 030600Z
AXIS..45 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
50NNE SDF/LOUISVILLE KY/ - 30SW BWG/BOWLING GREEN KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 40NM E/W /33WSW CVG - 24SW BWG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23040.
LAT...LON 38848454 36668599 36668761 38848621
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU2.
Watch 102 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 102
VALID 030140Z - 030240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..KERR..04/03/25
ATTN...WFO...LMK...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 102
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-030240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON
$$
KYC003-005-009-027-029-031-061-073-085-087-091-093-099-103-111-
123-141-155-163-169-171-179-183-185-211-213-215-217-223-227-229-
030240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEN ANDERSON BARREN
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT BUTLER
EDMONSON FRANKLIN GRAYSON
GREEN HANCOCK HARDIN
HART HENRY JEFFERSON
LARUE LOGAN MARION
MEADE METCALFE MONROE
NELSON OHIO OLDHAM
SHELBY SIMPSON SPENCER
TAYLOR TRIMBLE WARREN
WASHINGTON
$$
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.
$$
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
Mod (60%)
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
High (80%)
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
Low (10%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
Mod (60%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
Mod (60%)
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
High (>95%)
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.
