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SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 197
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Western Ohio
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 600 PM
until 100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms over central Indiana will
track eastward through the evening, affecting the watch area. Large
hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are possible with this
activity.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles north northeast of Dayton OH
to 45 miles south of Cincinnati OH. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 195...WW 196...
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 25035.
...Hart
SEL7
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 197
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
600 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Eastern Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Western Ohio
* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 600 PM
until 100 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
SUMMARY...Scattered intense thunderstorms over central Indiana will
track eastward through the evening, affecting the watch area. Large
hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are possible with this
activity.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles north northeast of Dayton OH
to 45 miles south of Cincinnati OH. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).
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 195...WW 196...
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 25035.
...Hart
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 197 TORNADO IN KY OH 072200Z - 080500Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
55NNE DAY/DAYTON OH/ - 45S LUK/CINCINNATI OH/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /23NNE ROD - 37SSE CVG/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.
LAT...LON 40638248 38438313 38438571 40638515
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 197 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 197
VALID 080425Z - 080540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 ESE IND
TO 35 WNW UNI.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-031-079-115-137-155-080540-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN DECATUR JENNINGS
OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-080540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-015-025-061-071-073-131-141-145-080540-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN CLERMONT
HAMILTON HIGHLAND HOCKING
PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 197
VALID 080325Z - 080440Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S MIE TO
15 SSW MFD.
..SPC..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-031-041-047-079-115-137-139-155-161-080440-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN DECATUR FAYETTE
FRANKLIN JENNINGS OHIO
RIPLEY RUSH SWITZERLAND
UNION
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-080440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-015-017-023-025-027-041-045-047-049-057-061-071-073-089-
097-113-129-131-135-141-145-159-165-080440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS BROWN BUTLER
CLARK CLERMONT CLINTON
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HIGHLAND HOCKING LICKING
MADISON MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY
PIKE PREBLE ROSS
SCIOTO UNION WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 197
VALID 080055Z - 080140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 E IND TO
40 SSE MIE TO 30 WNW DAY TO 40 NNW DAY TO 30 ESE FWA.
..BENTLEY..05/08/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-031-041-047-079-115-137-139-155-161-177-080140-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN DECATUR FAYETTE
FRANKLIN JENNINGS OHIO
RIPLEY RUSH SWITZERLAND
UNION WAYNE
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-080140-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-057-061-
065-071-073-089-091-097-107-109-113-129-131-135-141-145-149-159-
165-080140-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AUGLAIZE BROWN
BUTLER CHAMPAIGN CLARK
CLERMONT CLINTON DARKE
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HARDIN HIGHLAND HOCKING
LICKING LOGAN MADISON
MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY
PICKAWAY PIKE PREBLE
ROSS SCIOTO SHELBY
UNION WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 197
VALID 072325Z - 080040Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..BENTLEY..05/07/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...IND...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 197
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-031-035-041-047-065-079-115-135-137-139-155-161-177-
080040-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN DECATUR DELAWARE
FAYETTE FRANKLIN HENRY
JENNINGS OHIO RANDOLPH
RIPLEY RUSH SWITZERLAND
UNION WAYNE
$$
KYC015-023-037-041-077-081-117-135-161-187-191-201-080040-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL
CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT
KENTON LEWIS MASON
OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
$$
OHC001-011-015-017-021-023-025-027-037-041-045-047-049-057-061-
065-071-073-089-091-097-107-109-113-129-131-135-141-145-149-159-
165-080040-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS AUGLAIZE BROWN
BUTLER CHAMPAIGN CLARK
CLERMONT CLINTON DARKE
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HAMILTON
HARDIN HIGHLAND HOCKING
LICKING LOGAN MADISON
MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY
PICKAWAY PIKE PREBLE
ROSS SCIOTO SHELBY
UNION WARREN
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Mod (60%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (60%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Low (20%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
Mod (60%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
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High (>95%)
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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.
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