Tornado Watch 15

Issued

Jan 30, 2013, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)

Expired

Jan 30, 2013, 7:14 AM CST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

30%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

30%

Ten or more severe hail reports

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 86Jan 30, 12:45 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 88Jan 30, 2:33 AM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 93Jan 30, 6:38 AM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 300938
SEL5  
SPC WW 300938
KYZ000-301700-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 15
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
435 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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

       CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 435 AM UNTIL NOON EST.

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 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 75 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
LONDON KENTUCKY TO 35 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON 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 12...WW 13...WW 14...

DISCUSSION...A QLCS WITH EMBEDDED LEWP STRUCTURES WILL CONTINUE EWD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.  WHILE THE AIR MASS IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ONLY VERY WEAKLY UNSTABLE...THE PRESENCE OF
STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT AND INTENSE LOW-LEVEL AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR
WILL PROMOTE IN-LINE MESO-VORTICES WITH AN ATTENDANT THREAT FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR TWO.

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 300.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 22045.


...MEAD

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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.