Tornado Watch 765

Issued

Oct 9, 2009, 3:17 PM EDT (19:17 UTC)

Expired

Oct 9, 2009, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

40%

Ten or more severe wind reports

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

10%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 2095Oct 9, 1:08 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2097Oct 9, 3:39 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 2098Oct 9, 5:52 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 091916
SEL5  
SPC WW 091916
KYZ000-OHZ000-WVZ000-092300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 765
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
320 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 2009

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

       EASTERN KENTUCKY
       FAR SOUTHEAST OHIO
       SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 320 PM UNTIL 700
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH OF LONDON
KENTUCKY TO 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON KENTUCKY.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

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 763...WW 764...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF LOW-TOPPED TSTMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS
AND SMALL BOW ECHOES...WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DEVELOPING ENEWD ACROSS
WW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.  WIND DAMAGE IS MOST LIKELY SEVERE
THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND
CONTINUED DESTABILIZATION WILL ALSO SUSTAIN A RISK OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...EVANS

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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.