Tornado Watch 53

Issued

Mar 1, 2017, 5:57 AM EST (10:57 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2017, 11:00 AM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

70 kt

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Two or more tornadoes

40%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

20%

Ten or more severe wind reports

90%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

40%

Ten or more severe hail reports

30%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

10%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 235Mar 1, 2:32 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 237Mar 1, 5:19 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 238Mar 1, 6:28 AM EST
• Mesoscale Discussion 239Mar 1, 8:28 AM EST

465 
WWUS20 KWNS 011054
SEL3  
SPC WW 011054
INZ000-KYZ000-OHZ000-TNZ000-011600-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 53
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
455 AM CST Wed Mar 1 2017

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Indiana
  Central Kentucky
  Southwest Ohio
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Wednesday morning from 455 AM until 1000 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
    to 80 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line will race eastward at roughly 60
mph across middle Tennessee, central Kentucky, and southwest Ohio
through the morning.  Widespread damaging winds can be expected,
along with some tornado risk with embedded circulations in the line.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 90 statute miles
east and west of a line from 10 miles north of Cincinnati OH to 85
miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 49...WW 51...WW 52...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 26060.

...Thompson

Tornado Watches in Kentucky, 2017Tornado Watches in Tennessee, 2017Tornado Watches in Indiana, 2017Every tornado watch in 2017

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.