Storm Prediction Center Severe Thunderstorm Watch 238

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   SEL8

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 238
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1225 PM CDT Thu May 8 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Western and Central Kentucky
     Western and Middle Tennessee

   * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 1225 PM
     until 800 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
       to 2 inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

   SUMMARY...Multiple supercells and thunderstorm clusters are expected
   to develop and spread generally eastward this afternoon and evening.
   Both large hail generally 1-2 inches in diameter and damaging winds
   will be a threat with this activity. Peak gusts could reach up to
   60-70 mph if any thunderstorms can form.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
   statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north of
   Jackson TN to 40 miles north of Crossville TN. For a complete
   depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
   (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   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.

   &&

   AVIATION...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
   27030.

   ...Gleason

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

   SAW8 
   WW 238 SEVERE TSTM KY TN 081725Z - 090100Z
   AXIS..65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF LINE..
   20N MKL/JACKSON TN/ - 40N CSV/CROSSVILLE TN/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 55NM N/S /21ESE DYR - 55WSW LOZ/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.

   LAT...LON 36838892 37478508 35598508 34958892

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

Watch 238 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 238

VALID 081955Z - 082040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..BENTLEY..05/08/25

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

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 238 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ILC059-069-127-151-082040-

IL 
.    ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GALLATIN	     HARDIN		 MASSAC 	     
POPE		     
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KYC001-003-007-009-031-033-035-039-045-047-053-055-057-059-061-
075-083-085-087-099-101-105-107-139-141-143-145-149-157-169-171-
177-183-207-213-217-219-221-225-227-233-082040-

KY 
.    KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR		     ALLEN		 BALLARD	     
BARREN		     BUTLER		 CALDWELL	     
CALLOWAY	     CARLISLE		 CASEY		     
CHRISTIAN	     CLINTON		 CRITTENDEN	     
CUMBERLAND	     DAVIESS		 EDMONSON	     
FULTON		     GRAVES		 GRAYSON	     
GREEN		     HART		 HENDERSON	     
HICKMAN 	     HOPKINS		 LIVINGSTON	     
LOGAN		     LYON		 MCCRACKEN	     
MCLEAN		     MARSHALL		 METCALFE	     
MONROE		     MUHLENBERG 	 OHIO		     
RUSSELL 	     SIMPSON		 TAYLOR 	     
TODD		     TRIGG		 UNION		     
WARREN		     WEBSTER		 
$$


MSC003-009-057-081-115-117-139-141-145-082040-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN		     BENTON		 ITAWAMBA	     
LEE		     PONTOTOC		 PRENTISS	     
TIPPAH		     TISHOMINGO 	 UNION		     
$$


TNC003-005-015-017-021-023-027-031-035-037-039-041-043-049-053-
055-061-069-071-077-079-081-083-085-087-099-101-109-111-113-117-
119-125-131-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-161-165-169-175-177-181-
183-185-187-189-082040-

TN 
.    TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEDFORD 	     BENTON		 CANNON 	     
CARROLL 	     CHEATHAM		 CHESTER	     
CLAY		     COFFEE		 CUMBERLAND	     
DAVIDSON	     DECATUR		 DE KALB	     
DICKSON 	     FENTRESS		 GIBSON 	     
GILES		     GRUNDY		 HARDEMAN	     
HARDIN		     HENDERSON		 HENRY		     
HICKMAN 	     HOUSTON		 HUMPHREYS	     
JACKSON 	     LAWRENCE		 LEWIS		     
MCNAIRY 	     MACON		 MADISON	     
MARSHALL	     MAURY		 MONTGOMERY	     
OBION		     OVERTON		 PERRY		     
PICKETT 	     PUTNAM		 ROBERTSON	     
RUTHERFORD	     SMITH		 STEWART	     
SUMNER		     TROUSDALE		 VAN BUREN	     
WARREN		     WAYNE		 WEAKLEY	     
WHITE		     WILLIAMSON 	 WILSON 	     
$$


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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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