Tornado Watch 93

Issued

Apr 8, 2020, 10:51 PM EDT (02:51 UTC)

Expired

Apr 9, 2020, 3:23 AM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

Largest hail expected

2 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

80%

One or more gusts of 65 knots or more

20%

Ten or more severe hail reports

40%

One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more

30%

Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports

95%

• Mesoscale Discussion 317Apr 8, 6:52 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 319Apr 8, 10:14 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 321Apr 9, 12:50 AM EDT

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 93
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1050 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Eastern Kentucky
  Southeast Ohio
  Extreme Southwest Virginia
  Central and Southern West Virginia

* Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1050
  PM until 400 AM EDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...A fast-moving squall line over Kentucky and Ohio will race
across the watch area overnight, posing a risk of damaging winds and
some hail.  A few storms in this area could also produce brief
tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles south southeast of London KY
to 55 miles north of Charleston WV. 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 90...WW 91...WW 92...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.

...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.