Tornado Watch 16

Issued

Feb 24, 2011, 7:41 PM CST (01:41 UTC)

Expired

Feb 25, 2011, 12:32 AM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

65 kt

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

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

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 129Feb 24, 5:26 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 131Feb 24, 7:22 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 133Feb 24, 8:11 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 135Feb 24, 10:38 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 250142
SEL6
SPC WW 250142
KYZ000-TNZ000-250700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 16
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
745 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011

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

       CENTRAL KENTUCKY
       MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 745 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 75 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWLING
GREEN KENTUCKY TO 65 MILES SOUTH OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 14...WW 15...

DISCUSSION...FAST MOVING LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED
BOWS/SUPERCELLS WILL TRACK RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KY AND MIDDLE TN.  DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN
THREAT...HOWEVER ISOLATED QLCS TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN
MOST INTENSE CIRCULATIONS.

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 24045.


...HART

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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.