Tornado Watch 206

Issued

May 2, 2002, 8:45 AM CDT (13:45 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 2002, 1:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS20 KWNS 021332
SEL6  
SPC WW 021328
KYZ000-OHZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-021800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 206
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
928 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2002

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

   EASTERN KENTUCKY                           
   EXTREME SOUTHEAST OHIO                               
   FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA                           
   SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA                      

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 945 AM UNTIL 200
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 110 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF LONDON KENTUCKY TO 30 MILES NORTH
OF HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA.

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 205...

DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR OVERRIDING MODERATELY
UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF
COLD FRONT.  GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE SHEAR...A FEW TORNADOES WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE.  BOWING SEGMENTS WITH ATTENDANT THREAT OF
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR.


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 27050.


...EVANS

363,0860 384,0843 384,0803 363,0820

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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.