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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 327
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1105 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Indiana
Northern and Eastern Kentucky
Southwest Ohio
Far Southwest Virginia
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 1105 PM
until 600 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 75 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
SUMMARY...A severe squall line will likely move eastward across the
Watch area tonight. Severe damaging gusts and a risk for
line-embedded tornadoes will be the primary hazards.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles north of Cincinnati OH to 55
miles southeast of London KY. 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 320...WW 321...WW
322...WW 323...WW 324...WW 325...WW 326...
AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 30035.
...Smith
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The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW7
WW 327 TORNADO IN KY OH VA 270305Z - 271000Z
AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
10N LUK/CINCINNATI OH/ - 55SE LOZ/LONDON KY/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /19NE CVG - 44NNE VXV/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1 INCH. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30035.
LAT...LON 39248293 36508194 36508482 39248591
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU7.
Watch 327 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 327
VALID 270640Z - 270740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 S LOZ TO
10 W JKL TO 35 W HTS TO 45 W UNI.
..GOSS..05/27/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 327
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC013-025-043-051-063-071-095-115-119-121-127-131-133-153-159-
175-193-195-270740-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BREATHITT CARTER
CLAY ELLIOTT FLOYD
HARLAN JOHNSON KNOTT
KNOX LAWRENCE LESLIE
LETCHER MAGOFFIN MARTIN
MORGAN PERRY PIKE
$$
VAC051-105-169-195-720-270740-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DICKENSON LEE SCOTT
WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
NORTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 327
VALID 270450Z - 270540Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 SW LEX TO
35 NNW LEX TO 15 N LUK.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1007
..MOSIER..05/27/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 327
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
KYC005-011-013-017-021-023-025-037-043-045-049-051-063-065-067-
069-071-073-079-095-097-109-113-115-117-119-121-125-127-129-131-
133-135-137-147-151-153-159-161-165-167-173-175-181-189-191-193-
195-197-199-201-203-205-209-231-235-237-239-270540-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BATH BELL
BOURBON BOYLE BRACKEN
BREATHITT CAMPBELL CARTER
CASEY CLARK CLAY
ELLIOTT ESTILL FAYETTE
FLEMING FLOYD FRANKLIN
GARRARD HARLAN HARRISON
JACKSON JESSAMINE JOHNSON
KENTON KNOTT KNOX
LAUREL LAWRENCE LEE
LESLIE LETCHER LEWIS
LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON
MAGOFFIN MARTIN MASON
MENIFEE MERCER MONTGOMERY
MORGAN NICHOLAS OWSLEY
PENDLETON PERRY PIKE
POWELL PULASKI ROBERTSON
ROCKCASTLE ROWAN SCOTT
WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
WOODFORD
$$
OHC015-025-270540-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROWN CLERMONT
$$
VAC051-105-169-195-720-270540-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DICKENSON LEE SCOTT
WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
NORTON
$$
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.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 327
VALID 270355Z - 270440Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..05/27/24
ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...JKL...RLX...MRX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 327
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
INC029-077-115-137-155-270440-
IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DEARBORN JEFFERSON OHIO
RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
$$
KYC005-011-013-015-017-021-023-025-037-041-043-045-049-051-063-
065-067-069-071-073-077-079-081-095-097-103-109-113-115-117-119-
121-125-127-129-131-133-135-137-147-151-153-159-161-165-167-173-
175-181-185-187-189-191-193-195-197-199-201-203-205-209-211-223-
231-235-237-239-270440-
KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANDERSON BATH BELL
BOONE BOURBON BOYLE
BRACKEN BREATHITT CAMPBELL
CARROLL CARTER CASEY
CLARK CLAY ELLIOTT
ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING
FLOYD FRANKLIN GALLATIN
GARRARD GRANT HARLAN
HARRISON HENRY JACKSON
JESSAMINE JOHNSON KENTON
KNOTT KNOX LAUREL
LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE
LETCHER LEWIS LINCOLN
MCCREARY MADISON MAGOFFIN
MARTIN MASON MENIFEE
MERCER MONTGOMERY MORGAN
NICHOLAS OLDHAM OWEN
OWSLEY PENDLETON PERRY
PIKE POWELL PULASKI
ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE ROWAN
SCOTT SHELBY TRIMBLE
WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
WOODFORD
$$
OHC015-025-061-270440-
OH
. OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BROWN CLERMONT HAMILTON
$$
VAC051-105-169-195-720-270440-
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DICKENSON LEE SCOTT
WISE
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
NORTON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Mod (40%)
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Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
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Low (20%)
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Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
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High (80%)
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Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
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Mod (30%)
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Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
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Low (20%)
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Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
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Low (10%)
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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.