Tornado Watch 369

Issued

Jun 29, 2015, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

10%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1228Jun 29, 12:52 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1232Jun 29, 3:30 PM CDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1234Jun 29, 5:27 PM CDT

376 
WWUS20 KWNS 291830
SEL9  
SPC WW 291830
KYZ000-OHZ000-WVZ000-300100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 369
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
235 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
  SOUTHERN OHIO
  WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 235 PM UNTIL
  900 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY OVER CENTRAL KY
AND MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE
EXPECTED...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE.  A FEW TORNADOES
MAY ALSO OCCUR IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
LEXINGTON KENTUCKY TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ATHENS OHIO. 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26030.


...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.