Tornado Watch 198

Issued

May 1, 2002, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2002, 1:00 AM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS20 KWNS 020100
SEL8  
SPC WW 020055
KYZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-020500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 198
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
855 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   EASTERN KENTUCKY                           
   EXTREME EAST TENNESSEE                          
   SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 900 PM
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY TO 45 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 196.  WATCH NUMBER 196 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 900 PM
EDT.  CONTINUE...WW 197...

DISCUSSION...PAIR OF HP SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST-
SOUTHEASTWARD AT OVER 40 KNOTS.  VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29045.

...HART

355,0815 371,0854 384,0850 372,0811

WWUS20 KWNS 020100
SEL8  
SPC WW 020055
KYZ000-TNZ000-VAZ000-020500-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 198
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
855 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

   EASTERN KENTUCKY                           
   EXTREME EAST TENNESSEE                          
   SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA                           

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING FROM 900 PM
UNTIL 100 AM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF
A LINE FROM 40 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON KENTUCKY TO 45 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE.

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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 196.  WATCH NUMBER 196 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 900 PM
EDT.  CONTINUE...WW 197...

DISCUSSION...PAIR OF HP SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST-
SOUTHEASTWARD AT OVER 40 KNOTS.  VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES.

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 500. 
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29045.

...HART

355,0815 371,0854 384,0850 372,0811

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.