Tornado Watch 72

Issued

Mar 28, 2020, 9:15 PM EDT (01:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 29, 2020, 3:00 AM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

1.5 in

Strongest gust expected

60 kt

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Two or more tornadoes

50%

One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes

30%

Ten or more severe wind reports

70%

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

20%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

90%

• Mesoscale Discussion 255Mar 28, 5:59 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 259Mar 28, 8:38 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 265Mar 28, 11:34 PM EDT

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WWUS20 KWNS 290112
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SPC WW 290112
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 72
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
915 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Far southern Indiana
  Central Kentucky

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 915 PM
  until 300 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Line of strong to severe thunderstorms will spread east
from western into central Kentucky with a couple discrete supercells
possible just ahead of it. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes are
the main hazards.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles north of Louisville KY to 20
miles south of Bowling Green KY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

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 69...WW 70...WW 71...

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 450. Mean
storm motion vector 24045.

...Grams

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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.