Tornado Watch 6

Issued

Feb 24, 2018, 8:29 PM CST (02:29 UTC)

Expired

Feb 25, 2018, 1:11 AM CST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

0.5 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

5%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

5%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

50%

• Mesoscale Discussion 93Feb 24, 4:49 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 95Feb 24, 6:40 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 96Feb 24, 9:34 PM CST
• Mesoscale Discussion 97Feb 24, 9:59 PM CST

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WWUS20 KWNS 250225
SEL6  
SPC WW 250225
KYZ000-TNZ000-250800-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 6
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
825 PM CST Sat Feb 24 2018

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central Kentucky
  Middle Tennessee

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 825 PM
  until 200 AM CST.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Squall line across western portions of Kentucky and
Tennessee will move quickly east late this evening into the
overnight with a risk for damaging winds and a couple tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 75 miles northeast of Bowling Green KY
to 45 miles south southwest of Nashville TN. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 5...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 25050.

...Grams

Tornado Watches in Kentucky, 2018Tornado Watches in Tennessee, 2018Every tornado watch in 2018

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.