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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 269
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
715 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Eastern Indiana
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Western and Central Ohio
Western West Virginia
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 715 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Multiple intense supercells will likely persist this
evening and into the early overnight hours as they move eastward in
a very favorable environment. Strong tornadoes appear likely with
any sustained/mature supercells, along with very large hail up to
2-3 inches in diameter. Widespread damaging winds also appear likely
with one or more clusters that are forecast to develop later this
evening. Peak gusts may reach 70-80 mph.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Columbus OH
to 45 miles southwest of London KY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 262...WW 263...WW
264...WW 265...WW 266...WW 267...WW 268...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 26040.
...Gleason
SEL9
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 269
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
715 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Eastern Indiana
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Western and Central Ohio
Western West Virginia
* Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 715 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
inches in diameter likely
SUMMARY...Multiple intense supercells will likely persist this
evening and into the early overnight hours as they move eastward in
a very favorable environment. Strong tornadoes appear likely with
any sustained/mature supercells, along with very large hail up to
2-3 inches in diameter. Widespread damaging winds also appear likely
with one or more clusters that are forecast to develop later this
evening. Peak gusts may reach 70-80 mph.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles north northwest of Columbus OH
to 45 miles southwest of London KY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).
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 262...WW 263...WW
264...WW 265...WW 266...WW 267...WW 268...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
storm motion vector 26040.
...Gleason
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW9
WW 269 TORNADO IN KY OH WV 162315Z - 170700Z
AXIS..85 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
25NNW CMH/COLUMBUS OH/ - 45SW LOZ/LONDON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 75NM E/W /24WNW APE - 36SW LOZ/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.
LAT...LON 40328144 36618312 36618619 40328468
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.
Watch 269 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 269
VALID 170340Z - 170440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE BWG TO
10 SSW LEX TO 40 N DAY.
..BROYLES..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC001-003-009-011-013-017-019-021-023-025-037-043-045-049-051-
053-057-063-065-067-069-071-079-087-089-095-097-109-113-115-119-
121-125-127-129-131-133-135-137-147-151-153-155-159-161-165-169-
171-173-175-181-189-191-193-195-197-199-201-203-205-207-209-217-
231-235-237-170440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BATH BELL BOURBON
BOYD BOYLE BRACKEN
BREATHITT CAMPBELL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD GARRARD GREEN
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
JACKSON JESSAMINE JOHNSON
KNOTT KNOX LAUREL
LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE
LETCHER LEWIS LINCOLN
MCCREARY MADISON MAGOFFIN
MARION MARTIN MASON
MENIFEE METCALFE MONROE
MONTGOMERY MORGAN NICHOLAS
OWSLEY PENDLETON PERRY
PIKE POWELL PULASKI
ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE ROWAN
RUSSELL SCOTT TAYLOR
WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
$$
OHC001-009-015-021-023-025-027-041-045-047-049-053-057-071-073-
079-087-089-097-105-109-113-115-127-129-131-141-145-159-163-165-
170440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS BROWN
CHAMPAIGN CLARK CLERMONT
CLINTON DELAWARE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLIA
GREENE HIGHLAND HOCKING
JACKSON LAWRENCE LICKING
MADISON MEIGS MIAMI
MONTGOMERY MORGAN PERRY
PICKAWAY PIKE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-170440-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MASON MINGO PUTNAM
WAYNE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 269
VALID 170235Z - 170340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 WSW SDF
TO 20 WNW LUK TO 40 ESE FWA.
..BROYLES..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC115-155-170340-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
OHIO SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-037-041-043-
045-049-051-053-057-063-065-067-069-071-073-077-079-081-087-089-
095-097-099-103-109-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-147-151-153-155-159-161-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-
187-189-191-193-195-197-199-201-203-205-207-209-211-215-217-229-
231-235-237-239-170340-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BOYLE BRACKEN BREATHITT
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT GREEN
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
HART HENRY JACKSON
JESSAMINE JOHNSON KENTON
KNOTT KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LAWRENCE LEE
LESLIE LETCHER LEWIS
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MASON MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NELSON NICHOLAS
OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON
PERRY PIKE POWELL
PULASKI ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC001-009-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-041-045-047-049-053-057-
061-065-071-073-079-087-089-091-097-105-109-113-115-127-129-131-
135-141-145-149-159-163-165-170340-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS AUGLAIZE
BROWN BUTLER CHAMPAIGN
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GALLIA GREENE
HAMILTON HARDIN HIGHLAND
HOCKING JACKSON LAWRENCE
LICKING LOGAN MADISON
MEIGS MIAMI MONTGOMERY
MORGAN PERRY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO SHELBY UNION
VINTON WARREN
$$
WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-170340-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MASON MINGO PUTNAM
WAYNE
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 269
VALID 170130Z - 170240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BROYLES..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-041-047-115-137-155-161-177-170240-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN FAYETTE FRANKLIN
OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
UNION WAYNE
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-037-041-043-
045-049-051-053-057-063-065-067-069-071-073-077-079-081-087-089-
095-097-099-103-109-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-147-151-153-155-159-161-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-
187-189-191-193-195-197-199-201-203-205-207-209-211-215-217-229-
231-235-237-239-170240-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BOYLE BRACKEN BREATHITT
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT GREEN
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
HART HENRY JACKSON
JESSAMINE JOHNSON KENTON
KNOTT KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LAWRENCE LEE
LESLIE LETCHER LEWIS
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MASON MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NELSON NICHOLAS
OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON
PERRY PIKE POWELL
PULASKI ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC001-009-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-053-
057-061-065-071-073-079-087-089-091-097-105-107-109-113-115-127-
129-131-135-141-145-149-159-163-165-170240-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS AUGLAIZE
BROWN BUTLER CHAMPAIGN
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DARKE DELAWARE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLIA
GREENE HAMILTON HARDIN
HIGHLAND HOCKING JACKSON
LAWRENCE LICKING LOGAN
MADISON MEIGS MERCER
MIAMI MONTGOMERY MORGAN
PERRY PICKAWAY PIKE
PREBLE ROSS SCIOTO
SHELBY UNION VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-170240-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MASON MINGO PUTNAM
WAYNE
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 269
VALID 170035Z - 170140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..THORNTON..05/17/25
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 269
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-041-047-115-137-155-161-177-170140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN FAYETTE FRANKLIN
OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
UNION WAYNE
$$
KYC001-003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-037-041-043-
045-049-051-053-057-063-065-067-069-071-073-077-079-081-087-089-
095-097-099-103-109-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-147-151-153-155-159-161-165-167-169-171-173-175-179-181-
187-189-191-193-195-197-199-201-203-205-207-209-211-215-217-229-
231-235-237-239-170140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ALLEN ANDERSON
BARREN BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYD
BOYLE BRACKEN BREATHITT
CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
CLINTON CUMBERLAND ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT GREEN
GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON
HART HENRY JACKSON
JESSAMINE JOHNSON KENTON
KNOTT KNOX LARUE
LAUREL LAWRENCE LEE
LESLIE LETCHER LEWIS
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARION MARTIN
MASON MENIFEE MERCER
METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NELSON NICHOLAS
OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON
PERRY PIKE POWELL
PULASKI ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE
ROWAN RUSSELL SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR
WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY
WOLFE WOODFORD
$$
OHC001-009-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-053-
057-061-065-071-073-079-087-089-091-097-105-107-109-113-115-127-
129-131-135-141-145-149-159-163-165-170140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATHENS AUGLAIZE
BROWN BUTLER CHAMPAIGN
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DARKE DELAWARE FAIRFIELD
FAYETTE FRANKLIN GALLIA
GREENE HAMILTON HARDIN
HIGHLAND HOCKING JACKSON
LAWRENCE LICKING LOGAN
MADISON MEIGS MERCER
MIAMI MONTGOMERY MORGAN
PERRY PICKAWAY PIKE
PREBLE ROSS SCIOTO
SHELBY UNION VINTON
WARREN
$$
WVC011-043-045-053-059-079-099-170140-
WV
. WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CABELL LINCOLN LOGAN
MASON MINGO PUTNAM
WAYNE
$$
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
High (70%)
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
High (70%)
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
High (70%)
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.
