Tornado Watch 289

Issued

Jun 23, 2016, 3:01 PM EDT (19:01 UTC)

Expired

Jun 23, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2.5 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

40%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

70%

• Mesoscale Discussion 1032Jun 23, 2:26 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1033Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1035Jun 23, 6:57 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 231859
SEL9  
SPC WW 231859
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-VAZ000-WVZ000-240200-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 289
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
300 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
  FAR SOUTHEAST INDIANA
  EASTERN KENTUCKY
  SOUTHERN OHIO
  FAR WESTERN VIRGINIA
  WEST VIRGINIA

* EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 300 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER
    POSSIBLE

SUMMARY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN MULTIPLE CORRIDORS
ACROSS THE REGION...INCLUDING NEAR A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH...COLD FRONT
AND NEAR RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. ASIDE FROM SEVERE WIND AND
HAIL...LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS SUPPORTIVE OF A SUPERCELL-RELATED TORNADO
RISK...PARTICULARLY ACROSS FAR EASTERN KENTUCKY...FAR SOUTHERN OHIO
INTO WEST VIRGINIA NEAR AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CINCINNATI OHIO TO 40 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA. 
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 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 30025.


...GUYER

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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.